High Altitude Riddim – Don Corleon Records

“High Altitude” is one of Don Corleon’s sharper mid-2000s dancehall cuts, a lean six-track juggling act that really lives on the chemistry between Munga’s “Flipping Rhymes, ” Voice Mail’s “Let’s Dance, ” and the big crossover pull of Sean Paul and Rihanna’s “Break It Off. ” The riddim itself has that crisp, climbing Don Corleon feel: clean but urgent, with enough lift for the voices to ride without ever sounding thin. Coming off the same producer who had already helped define the era with projects like “Drop Leaf” and “Seasons, ” this one feels a little more radio-friendly and global-minded, especially with the Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel link on “Higher Altitude. ” It sits neatly in the Don Corleon catalogue as a 2006 snapshot of dancehall when the street and the charts were moving together.