Grandy Riddim – D-Ice Productions

Grandy Riddim comes packed with 15 cuts and 12 different voices, so it lands like a proper early-2010s dancehall juggling rather than a tight little showcase. D-Ice Productions keeps the pace bouncy and road-ready, with rude-boy energy running through cuts like Charly Black’s “Dem Nuh Loyal” and I-Octane’s “Gi Mi Bun, ” while Dice doubles down with both the title track and “Nuh Talk. ” Bencil also gets two swings at the rhythm, moving from “Fuck Till A Morning” to the more lover-friendly “Love Till A Morning, ” which gives the project a nice push-pull between raw and romantic. K-Maxx’s “Out A Mi Way” turning up in both clean and raw versions adds a bit of street-level edge, and the whole thing sits right in the thick of 2013’s crowded dancehall riddim run.