Gem Gem Riddim – Currygoat|Gem Gem Entertainment

Gem Gem Riddim comes in with a raw, mid-tempo dancehall pulse that leaves room for the vocals to jab and strut. Macka Diamond’s “Rip” is the obvious anchor here, especially since it appears in both clean and raw versions, and Iyara’s “Fuck Yuh Want” pushes the mood harder with a more street-level edge. Around them, Akwiline, Peppahot, Ras Serious, Dertee, Una Tuna and Vital keep the energy moving from flirtation to bragging to outright slackness, which is exactly the kind of 2014 juggling that kept small-run riddims alive in dancehall’s digital era. Currygoat and Gem Gem Entertainment keep the production tight and no-frills, letting the beat do its work without overloading the arrangement.