Deep Medz Riddim – Various Artists

By the time Hi Light gets into “Me Love Me Ganja, ” the whole thing already has that late-summer reggae sway, with Dun-Bless’ “Rastafari Lovely” and I Mark’s “Above The Ordinary” keeping the vibe rooted in conscious message while T-Vicious closes it out with “Fi De New Year” and “More Love (Edit). Produced in 2011 and credited simply to Various Artists, Deep Medz Riddim keeps the lane tight: eight cuts, five voices, and a small cast that leans hard on Hi Light, who turns up three times, including both clean and raw versions of “If You Owe Me. ” The result is a compact roots set that moves from devotional uplift to ganja talk without losing its laid-back pulse, finishing with T-Vicious’ “More Love (Edit)” as track eight.