Control Riddim (2017) – Reef Entertainment

Control Riddim came out in 2017 on Reef Entertainment as a straight dancehall juggling with seven voicings from Danny English, Jah Armlock, Popshot, Potential Kidd, Rajah Dan, Virgo Hype and Youngcity. Danny English brings the grittier end of the style, with a voice and delivery long associated with streetwise dancehall, while Potential Kidd adds the kind of playful, female-forward energy that made his name in the genre. The tracklist is built around living, flirting and bragging, with titles like Living Like Dat, Inna Yuh Clothes, Gyalis Talk, Cashpot Whine and Girl Studies giving away the mood before the first drop even lands.

The rhythm itself sits in that mid-2010s dancehall pocket: hard drum programming, a lean bassline and enough space for each deejay to ride the same groove without crowding it. It feels designed for sound system rotation, not crossover gloss, and that gives the whole set a clean, functional bounce. Reef Entertainment’s role here is less about spectacle than discipline; the riddim is kept tight, with each cut taking a slightly different angle on the same party-ready foundation.

Among the seven, Danny English’s Living Like Dat and Potential Kidd’s Cashpot Whine are the clearest pulls, while Popshot’s Gyalis Talk and Virgo Hype’s Girl Studies keep the release in familiar dancehall conversation about status, attraction and public performance. Rajah Dan, Jah Armlock and Youngcity fill out the juggling with enough character to keep the set moving as a proper selector’s tool rather than a one-song vehicle.