First Heaven Riddim – Various Artists

On First Heaven Riddim, the production is credited simply to Various Artists, but the cut feels like a tidy little 2010 soca package rather than a loose compilation, with six singers moving across a bright, carnival-ready groove. Esteban’s “Jammin It Again” and Mista Vybe’s “Wuk It Up 4 Me” set the tone early, while Nicole David and Tc Brown push the sharper, more waistline-minded side of the riddim. It’s the kind of one-riddim set that keeps the focus on hooky party chants and quick-pick melodies rather than heavy arrangement tricks, and that straightforward approach is part of its charm. Compared with the bigger, more crowded soca runs from that period, this one stays lean and unforced, slotting neatly into the 2010 crop as a compact dancefloor release with no dead weight.