Horror Hall Riddim – Franchboy Records

Dark, militant dancehall is the mood on Horror Hall Riddim, with the titles alone pointing to gun-talk energy and battlefield imagery: “Bun Dem, ” “Real Badman, ” “Modern Warfare, ” “Battle Field, ” and “Head A Dem Self” all sit in the same hard-edged lane. Franchboy Records keeps it as a straight one-riddim juggling, with nine cuts and no filler around the edges, letting voices like Chico, Tenchy, and Tripple Bad push the attack in different directions. “Real Badman” feels like one of the sharpest entries, while “Son Of Jah” brings a more conscious note into the mix. Horror Hall Riddim came out in 2016 and runs nine tracks deep.