Hypertension Riddim (2018) – Tyrah Records

Tyrah Records leans into a straight-ahead dancehall set on Hypertension Riddim, a six-track juggling from 2018 that keeps the focus on the voices rather than any big gimmick. Danny English’s “Balance, ” Delly Ranx’s “Free Loader, ” and ZJ Liquid’s “Role Play” give it the strongest pull, with each cut riding the same mid-paced pulse in a slightly different way. The production has that compact, no-frills energy Tyrah was using around this period, the kind of riddim that sits neatly beside the label’s later work without sounding overworked. With Sasique’s “Pepper Pot” and Bono G’s “Love What Yah Do” filling out the sequence, Hypertension lands as one of those lean Tyrah releases that works best as a snapshot of the label’s dancehall side in 2018.