Hevvy Mettal Riddim – Lamar Clan

Lamar Clan’s Hevvy Mettal Riddim comes in hard and rowdy, with a 12-track dancehall set that leans on rude-boy energy and a name that pretty much tells you the mood. Fudgie Springer gets two runs at it with “%$^ and Kalek” and the cleaner “Luv and Kalek, ” while Jukie Blacks, Ricman, and Hooligan each add their own sharp-edged take; Ricman’s “Open Book” is one of the cleaner, more melodic cuts in the bunch. Compared with the more vocal-heavy Soy Sawce project Lamar Clan would follow later in 2012, this one feels darker and more percussive, with a rougher club pressure running through the whole thing. It sits neatly in that early-2010s Lamar Clan run where the productions were lean, direct, and built for sound system play.

Hevvy Mettal Riddim Tracklist:

1. Fudgie Springer – %$^ & Kalek (Raw)
2. Fudgie Springer – Luv & Kalek (Clean)
3. Garrison – Spank It
4. Hooligan – I See Dead People
5. J Yungg – No Work Suh
6. Jukie Blacks – C*#Ky Deh Ya (Raw)
7. Jukie Blacks – Touch Deh Ya
8. Oriel – Partier
9. Ras Maisha – Goliath
10. Ricman – Open Book (Clean)
11. Ricman – Open Book
12. Lamar Clan – Hevvy Mettal Riddim