Kanta Riddim (2019) – Yellow Moon Records

Yellow Moon Records’ Kanta Riddim landed in early 2019 and sits right in that rough-edged, modern dancehall pocket the label has made its own. The imprint is tied to DJ Sunshine, and by this point the catalogue already had a clear pattern: sharp, club-ready projects with veteran names and current voices on the same jugglin’ canvas.

Kanta is a straight dancehall cut, built for motion rather than moodiness. The instrumental has that hard, sparing bounce that leaves space for attitude, with the rhythm doing enough work that the deejays can play into swagger, sex appeal, and petty business talk without crowding the beat. Beenie Man linking with Jus Chris on “One King” gives the riddim its biggest headline moment; the veteran’s easy command still cuts through. D’Angel’s “Mind Yuh Business” fits her long-running image as a confident, no-nonsense voice in Jamaican dancehall. Lisa Hyper brings her usual sharp-edged delivery to “Cute With It, ” a track that landed in both clean and raw versions, while Macka Diamond’s “My Best Friend” adds the kind of sly, direct personality she has long carried into the genre.

Sajay’s “No Use, ” also issued in clean and raw forms, rounds out the juggling with a more street-facing, youthful energy. In total, the riddim feels less like a vanity compilation and more like a working dancehall set: veteran pull, female-forward energy, and enough grit to keep it moving in the session.