Fuego Riddim (2019) – Lashley “Motto” Winter Production

Hot-step soca energy runs through Fuego Riddim, a 2019 Lashley “Motto” Winter production cut in the Dennery lane with Team Foxx at the center. The set moves with a quick, bright pulse and a local party feel, from Motto’s “Man With Ride” featuring Blackboy and Ezra to Kiedel and Arthur Allain’s “Sa A Wed, ” with Mata and Miigos, Sly, DJ Fire Strypzz, Prospere, and Hitmaker all keeping the momentum tight. What gives it its shape is that balance between hooky vocal cuts and the clean instrumental version, which lets the riddim’s punchy swing and skittering groove sit on its own. Sly’s “Mix Up” and Blackboy’s “Touch Pon Di Floor” land with particular force, but it’s Motto’s opening turn that sets the tone and leaves the strongest imprint.