Hard Killa Riddim – Morris Code Productions

Hard-edged and sparring, Hard Killa Riddim cuts like a 2011 dancehall set that wants its voices sharp and its attitude sharper. Morris Code Productions lined up a hefty cast here, from Shawn Storm’s “Sum Gunz” and Sikka Rymes’ “Like Bird” to Acyd Reign, Chinsu, Kryptonyt and X Facta, with the whole thing leaning into gun-talk, badness and lyrical one-upmanship rather than any glossy crossover polish. The beat has that lean, tightly wound feel that leaves plenty of room for the clashes and diss-leaning cuts, especially the Jim B/Neegle back-and-forth and the snarling “Hell Bruck Loose” and “Kill Bwoy Hard” sides of the sequence. If there’s a tune that leaves the deepest mark, it’s Shawn Storm’s “Sum Gunz, ” which sets the tone for the riddim’s cold-blooded, streetwise bite.

Hard Killa Riddim Tracklist:

1. Action – Di Shell Dung
2. Acyd Reign – Thing Dem Rise
3. Chinsu – Never Touch Di Road Yet
4. Cv Aka Da Villain – Brain Fragment A Fly
5. Draxx – Eagle Fly
6. Elete Gauge – Already Over
7. Fireness Intense – Gal Wine Up
8. First Born – Your Shellingz Is Fake
9. Jim B – Neegle Diss
10. Kroocial – Nuh Tek Back Talk
11. Kryptonyt – Hell Bruck Loose
12. Neegle – Jim B Diss
13. Shawn Storm – Sum Gunz
14. Sikka Rymes – Like Bird
15. Tussan – A Nuh Play Ting
16. X Facta – Kill Bwoy Hard
17. Zayne – Serial Killa