Intention Riddim V.2 (2020) – Attomatic / Dan Sky

Intention Riddim V. 2 arrived in 2020 from Attomatic Records and Dan Sky Records with the kind of dark, street-tough dancehall energy that had become a calling card for both names. The release landed on August 24, 2020, and the version available across major platforms carries eight cuts and runs just over 24 minutes. Attomatic had already been tied to the MoBay-led trap-dancehall wave, while Dan Sky would later become even more visible as a hands-on producer with a steady run of modern street records.

The riddim moves with a brooding, skeletal pulse, leaving plenty of room for the vocals to cut through. It has the cold tension and minor-key pressure that suit warning songs, grudge talk and loyalty tests more than party chatter. Squash’s “Do This Mi Self (Remix)” with Vybz Kartel gives the set its most obvious pull, pairing one of the 6ix’s key voices with dancehall’s most dominant name. Demarco’s “Talk A Mek” brings a veteran’s sharp phrasing and command, while Jafrass on “Loyalty” and Solemn on “Cyah Trust People” push the project deeper into suspicion, betrayal and survival talk. Riigz’s “Vengeance” and Mad Daag6’s “No Love No Trust” keep that mood locked in, and Chappa Vybz’s “Living Large” adds another voice from the younger street circle.

What makes the compilation work is the consistency of its tone. This is not a feel-good juggling; it is a bruised, alert dancehall set that lets each artist sound wary, clipped and focused. The result is a sturdy snapshot of the 2020 era, when hard-edged digital production and road talk were driving a lot of the scene’s most talked-about singles.