Jerusalem Riddim – Mad Doc Records

Mad Doc Records’ Jerusalem Riddim comes off less like a glossy star-studded package and more like a sharp little 2001 dancehall set with three tunes that all cut from the same hard-edged cloth. Bugle’s “Block Dem Number” brings the grit, while Elephant Man’s “A Nuh Nutten That” keeps the energy bouncing with that clipped, early-2000s style he was running so well around that period, and Hawkeye’s “Run Dem” rounds it out with the kind of rough, talking-point delivery that sits neatly on a spare, drum-led riddim. There’s no excess here, just a tight selection and a production that leaves plenty of space for each vocal to punch through. The release lists those three cuts: Bugle – “Block Dem Number, ” Elephant Man – “A Nuh Nutten That, ” and Hawkeye – “Run Dem. ”