Death Threat Riddim – Crushroad Music

Khago’s “Sumn Lakka Suh” gives Death Threat Riddim its sharpest edge, cutting through a track list that leans hard into gun-talk and war-posturing from Bencil, Scrufizzer, Shawn Storm and Stein. Crushroad Music keeps the vibe dark and taut, with a stripped dancehall swing that leaves plenty of room for the voices to jab at each other, and the presence of both edit and raw cuts on several tunes underlines how DJ-friendly this set was aimed to be. Shawn Storm’s “Highgrade” and Stein’s “Everything Inna Di Clip” sit comfortably beside Khago’s cut, while Gaza Keno and Raja Veli add more fire to the mix. Coming in around late 2015 and released in 2016, it sits neatly in Crushroad’s run of austere, clash-ready juggling riddims, with the instrumental closing things off in proper sound-system fashion.