Happy Buzz Riddim – Ghettolynxx Records And Wasp Records

Happy Buzz Riddim arrived in August 2014 from Ghetto Lynxx Records and Wasp Records, with an 11-track set that sits somewhere between roots-conscious singing and early-2010s dancehall swing. The backbone moves at a brisk mid-tempo, around the 119 BPM mark on the opening cut, with bright digital drums, a steady one-drop pulse, and a melody that keeps the whole thing light enough for radio but sturdy enough for juggling. It was issued as a various-artists release on Ghetto Lynxx Records/Wasp Records and distributed through Zojak.

The biggest names on the riddim are Natural Black, Alkaline, Turbulence, Sizzla and Courtney Melody. Natural Black, born Mortimer Softley in Guyana and based in Jamaica since the mid-1990s, has long been known for smooth, conscious reggae singing, and I’m On My Way fits that lane with uplift and determination. Alkaline was then the rising Kingston deejay making his first heavy imprint; Hard Work is a pointed early cut from the period when his name was starting to travel fast. Sizzla brings the veteran weight on Not Happy Without You, while Turbulence adds the righteous, high-energy tone he built his reputation on. Courtney Melody’s Taking You Home adds a classic dancehall voice to the mix.

The project works because the songs play off the same buoyant pocket without flattening into sameness. Natural Black and Turbulence give it the most overtly conscious lift, Sizzla deepens the emotional pull, and Alkaline gives the riddim an early-career snapshot that feels more street-facing than rootsy. Even with the familiar format, Happy Buzz has enough melodic snap to keep the juggling moving.