Doctors Orders Riddim – Prince Riser

Prince Riser’s Doctor’s Orders Riddim sits nicely in his Cossack Records run from 2021, and it’s the kind of roots-leaning project that leans on melody and message more than shock value. The cut has a steady, easy-sway groove with warm bass, bright guitar work and a clean, old-school reggae pulse that leaves room for the voices to breathe. Madi Simmons’ “Each Day of Life” and Jah Niceness with Raga-z on “Dreaming” are two of the sharper moments, while King Stanley and George Palmer keep the set moving with straightforward sing-jay and conscious delivery. Prince Riser handled the arranging and mixing himself, which gives the whole thing a tidy, unified feel, and the closing “Tenement Yard” keeps that reflective, community-minded tone in place right through the final bar.