Jah Is Love Riddim – Xterminator

Sizzla is the name that jumps out first here, and “As A Friend” sits right in the sweet spot of early-2000s Xterminator roots: warm, militant, and a little stern without losing its melody. The whole 2005 set keeps that same steady uplift, with Chezidek’s “Night Turn Day” and Turbulence’s title cut pushing the message from different angles while Abijah’s “Keep Outta Babylon” adds a firmer edge. Xterminator had a habit of pairing conscious singers with lean, no-frills rhythm work, and this one feels cut from that cloth, letting the voices do the heavy lifting. Five tracks in all, including the version, and the riddim moves with the kind of patient, heartfelt pulse that made these releases linger.