Dutty Guitar Riddim – Various Artists

With no single producer credit attached, Dutty Guitar Riddim plays like a quick 2004 dancehall showcase around a sharp, guitar-led groove, the kind of rhythm built for easy juggling across a busy cast. The lineup moves from Cyrus’s “Who We Hear” and Kiprich’s “Nah Get No Hail” to Lady G’s “Front To Front, ” Macka Diamond’s “Dats Me, ” and Queen Paula’s “Weh Dem Hate Yuh, ” with the women’s cuts giving the set some of its steadiest bite. It’s sequenced as a straight vocal run, no dub versions or instrumental detours in the tracklist, so the focus stays on the clash of voices over the same driving pattern. Other names on the riddim include Despardo, Earth Worm, Ghani, Mad Anju and Predator.