Drugs Riddim – Chase Mills Records

Chase Mills gives this one a sly, mid-tempo dancehall pulse, the kind of riddim that keeps a dark groove under the vocals without ever rushing the mood. Released in December 2015, Drugs Riddim pulls in nine cuts and leans on a nice mix of heavyweight presence and younger names: Beenie Man’s “Put It” brings the veteran swagger, Masicka’s “Win” locks into a sharper contemporary posture, and Moshan, Stylish, and Da Professa all slide into the pocket with their own takes on the same shell. There’s a certain cheeky, streetwise energy running through the set, with “Money Nuff” and “Find My Love” pushing the mood in different directions while staying inside that lean, bass-heavy framework. It sits right in that 2015 dancehall moment where riddims were still built for selectors and radio alike, terse, catchy, and ready for dubplate treatment.