#Hashtag Riddim (2014) – Upt 007 Records

You can hear the joke in the title, but the #Hashtag Riddim is really a fast-moving 2014 dancehall juggling with a slick, party-minded pulse and a very current-for-the-time preoccupation with road life, wine-up business, and social-media bravado. Upt 007 Records keeps the energy clipped and direct, and the vocal spread gives it some colour: Chi Ching Ching’s “Do Your Own Thing (Dancing Anthem)” leans into the one-step crowd mover, Mr. Lexx comes in rougher on “Drink And Drunk, ” and Gappy Ranks steadies things with “Outta Road. ” The set also pulls in Timeka Marshall, Gage, and Supa Hype, so it doesn’t sit in one mood for too long. The closing run with “Workout Mix” and the instrumental leaves the project in full bashment mode, which feels like the right way to wrap it.