Heart Destiny Riddim – Venom House Records

Heart Destiny has that gritty early-2010s dancehall pulse, all clipped drums, nagging synth lines and enough room for the voices to cut through the mix. Venom House Records packs in 13 cuts from 15 artists, so the energy stays jumpy and scene-like rather than overly polished, with Soprano’s “Searching For, ” Danny English’s “Switching Lanes, ” and Sharrah Sharpe’s “Hot Stuff” giving the set some of its sharpest hooks. Frenzi turns up twice, first alongside Eva Bless on “Living In Fear” and then solo on “Dont Give A Fuck, ” while Kemmikal’s “Win Her Heart” and Ataru and HQ’s “Nuh Control” push the riddim toward the tougher edge. Released in 2012, it sits right in that period when smaller Jamaican labels were still flooding the market with quick-turn dancehall rhythm projects, keeping the format lean and vocal-heavy.

Heart Destiny Riddim Tracklist:

1. Soprano – Searching For
2. Ras Tali – War
3. Frenzi And Eva Bless – Living In Fear
4. Rastafara – When Mi Want
5. Danny English – Switching Lanes
6. Action K And Myers – Never Be
7. First Half – She Want It
8. Sharrah Sharpe – Hot Stuff
9. Frenzi – Dont Give A Fuck
10. Kemmikal – Win Her Heart
11. Venumus – Nuh New Fren
12. Ataru And Hq – Nuh Control
13. Venom House – Heart Destiny Riddim