Golden (2017) Release Details
- Riddim year: 2017
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 4
- Production credits: LEE MILLA PRODUCTIONS
- Key artists on this riddim: Alkaline, Deizzle, Mavado
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2017 Riddims List · 2017 Top Dancehall Riddims
In 2017, Golden Riddim arrived as a dancehall riddim that drew strength from Alkaline – Golden Hold, Deizzle – Proud, Mavado – No Freak. Their bouncy energy over upbeat beats gave the riddim its edge. LEE MILLA PRODUCTIONS ensured percussion-driven was kept present throughout. It’s a project that still feels fresh. Sound system weapon!
Golden Riddim landed in August 2017 from Lee Milla Productions with a straight dancehall pulse and three sharp vocal takes carrying the juggling. Alkaline’s “Golden Hold, ” Mavado’s “No Freak, ” and Deizzle’s “Proud” are the cuts that define it, each riding the same bright, percussive framework with enough space for the voices to cut through cleanly. The instrumental sits under the songs with a clipped, forward-moving feel that keeps the energy up without cluttering the mix.
Lee Milla Productions had already built a name around hard-edged modern dancehall productions, and Golden Riddim fits neatly into that run. The release came out through Lee Milla Productions and 21st Hapilos Digital, which helped place it in the same digital circulation that drove a lot of the era’s major sound system material. The project reads like a concise 2017 dancehall drop rather than a sprawling compilation: just enough voices to give the riddim different angles, not so many that it loses its punch.
Alkaline brings the sharpest hook, Mavado the most seasoned street authority, and Deizzle adds a tighter, more direct performance that helps round out the set. The rhythm itself is bouncy and percussion-led, with an upbeat swing that gives it its edge and keeps it sounding like something made for juggling as much as replay value.
