Ganja Riddim – Various Artists

Thick, herb-themed dancehall with a cheeky edge runs through Ganja Riddim, a 2012 various-artists set that leans on rude-boy energy rather than anything too polished. King Mee turns up twice, with “Feelin It” and “Di Way U Moving It, ” while Apprentice’s “Smoking Hard” and Terminator’s “Gunshot” give the sequence its harder grin; Keron Williams’ “Fully Bad” is the cut that tends to catch the ear first. The release keeps its shape with eight vocal tracks and a closing version, so you get the full song-and-riddim rundown in one pass. There are nine tracks in all, with eight different artists across the set.