Choppa Lifestyle Riddim – Monarch Entertainment

By early 2021, dancehall was deep in its “choppa” phase, and Monarch Entertainment leaned right into that money-minded mood with a nine-track juggling that keeps the energy taut and street-focused. The riddim has a hard, brisk pull, leaving room for hooks about flossing, badness, girls and the paper chase, with Deeclef’s “Whine Up Yuh Body, ” Jahshii’s “Alright, ” and Kallyba’s “4 Matic” among the cuts that sharpen the project’s bounce. Don Pree’s “Lets Go” and Don Secure’s “Best F**k” push the topic matter further, but the closing “Nah Stop Chop” by Sickadon and Snipadon sums up the whole set best: lean, loud and fully committed to the hustle talk that powered so much of the 2021 dancehall lane.