Guianstan Riddim – Lion Bigmao

Guianstan Riddim catches Lion Bigmao in full command mode, pushing a rowdy dancehall set with a strong Latin-Carribean tilt and a lot of crew energy around it. The lineup stretches from Richie Loop’s “Big Gyal” and Joseph 7 Voices’ “Bun Dem” to the cross-border pairings with Tiwony on “Fuego” and Jony Roy on “Guianstan Riddim, ” with several cuts leaning hard into Spanish-language hooks and streetwise chants. Lion Bigmao turns up repeatedly as both producer and featured artist, which gives the project a very marked identity rather than a loose compilation feel. The riddim itself sits in that uptempo, bashy pocket where the drums stay clipped and insistent while the bass line keeps the floor moving, and the vocal approach across the set is mostly sharp, chant-heavy, and built for call-and-response pressure.