Hold U Medz Riddim – In The Streetz Records

In 2012, In The Streetz Records lined up a sharp rootsy session that feels like a Kingston sound-system night bottled into one riddim, with Capleton’s “Me Meditation” and Sizzla’s “Can’t Stop We” setting the tone before Turbulence, Lutan Fyah and Fantan Mojah come in with the kind of militant fire this rhythm is made for. The cut has a hard, meditative pulse rather than anything flashy, and that suits the message-heavy writing across the board, especially on “Unforgivable” and “Burn This A Fire. ” In The Streetz had a habit of keeping the focus on conscious voices here, and this one keeps moving with 12 tracks, including a neat turn from Candy Man on “Mr. Man Deh” and a final stretch that quietly ties the whole thing together.