Go Riddim – Various Artists

In the 2005 dancehall run, Go Riddim sits in that lean mid-2000s space where the rhythm does most of the talking, and the cut list keeps it focused: Dupes on “Go Time, ” Ninja Dan and Shepp Dawg linking for “I Like The Way, ” Rhymaz Inc with “The Way You Whine, ” plus Shepp Dawg again on “Strange. ” The inclusion of a straight version track at the end is the tell here, giving the project the familiar single-riddim flow DJs and sound systems liked to work with. It’s a compact set, no wasted motion, and the arrangement leaves room for each voice to ride the same pattern a little differently. Go Riddim is tagged to 2005 and filed among the year’s dancehall riddims.