Cash Ap Riddim – Blackie Yaad / Nostrac / Biig Worm / Very Huge Records

Cash Ap Riddim sits in the 2021 dancehall run from Blackie Yaad, Nostrac, Biig Worm and Very Huge Records, a link-up that kept the energy tight and local rather than chasing polish for its own sake. The set runs 16 cuts with 11 different voices, and the repeat appearances for Danny English, Falco Di General, Kadijahh, Traxx Deala and TYME-X suggest the producers wanted a proper showcase for each tune instead of a one-pass sampler. There’s a nice money-and-motion thread through the titles — “Cash Whine, ” “Fast Cash, ” “Have Things, ” “Stocks and Bonds” — and Munga Honorable’s “Blazing Like a Fire” and Pinky Famous’ “Romantic” sit comfortably beside the harder-edged entries. The sequencing keeps alternating between double versions and single cuts, which gives the riddim a stop-start, street-level feel.