Foxlife Riddim – Dalana Records

Foxlife Riddim from Dalana Records has that early-2010s roots-reggae feel, the kind of one-riddim cut that leans on message tunes more than flashy tricks. Lidanjam’s title track, “Foxlife She Lives, ” sets the tone, while Nakos comes in with “In Everything, ” a song that pushes the positive side of the project without getting syrupy. Xclusive and Ilibidi’s “Likkle Boy” and Dada Afrik’s “On Her Knees” add a little more edge, and the version at the end keeps the instrumental front and center. Issued in 2012, it’s a compact eight-track set with ten artists across the lineup, and that gives it a busy, community-minded feel rather than a star-driven one.