How Could You Riddim – Quincy Din Records

Quincy Din Records keeps the good-lovin’ side of roots reggae in motion on How Could You Riddim, a 2021 juggling that stretches across 12 cuts and lands with the feel of a modern lover’s rock session filtered through conscious reggae. The release dropped on January 29, 2021 and carries the Quincy Din imprint throughout, with the label handling the instrumental as well as the package itself.

The selection pulls in a useful blend of veteran voices and newer names. Luciano brings his usual uplift on I’ve Got Your Love, while Half Pint’s How Many More adds the kind of seasoned, melodic weight only a long-time singer can carry. Mikey General’s Thanks Be to God pushes the spiritual edge harder, and Pinchers’ Never Give Away Your Love gives the riddim a sweeter, more classic dancehall-reggae bounce. Tishana’s Don’t Wanna Lose and Kemla’s Infidelity keep the theme locked on relationships, while Devano, Mark Tenn, Mawga Don, Fyah George and Lion Face each approach the rhythm from slightly different angles, ranging from self-discipline and romance to social frustration.

The production sits in that clean, steady lane where the bassline does the heavy lifting and the groove stays open enough for the singers to shape the mood. It feels like a riddim made for juggling: warm, direct, and built for voices that can carry sentiment without overplaying it. Quincy Din Records has since kept building a catalogue around the same reggae-and-dancehall sensibility, and How Could You Riddim sits neatly among those releases as one of the label’s more singer-friendly projects.