Coqlakour Riddim – Scorblaz

Brooding, clipped dancehall energy runs through Coqlakour Riddim, with Scorblaz keeping the pace taut and the hooks short enough to leave room for the voices. The project lines up eight cuts from eleven artists, so the interest is in how different crews work the same groove: Goldee’s “97 United Color” and Politik Nai’s “Tcho Money” lean into the streetwise side, while New Generation’s “Determine” and Omega’s “La Fors Pou Viv” carry a more chant-driven pull. Coqlakour had already been moving riddims under its own banner, and this 2012 set fits that run with a compact, French Caribbean-flavoured dancehall feel. The tracklist closes with Sy Kennega and B. Nok on “Bouge Ta Tete. ”