Kingston Jamaica Riddim – Moosetown Productions

A gritty, mid-2000s dancehall groove with enough room for big-voice styling and playful clash talk sits under Kingston Jamaica Riddim, and Moosetown Productions keeps the energy moving with a lineup that pairs Cutty Ranks, Mr. Vegas, Hawkeye, Delly Ranks and Harry Todler, plus Goofy and Voice Mail on the cheeky “This Is How We Roll. ” The whole set has that tough but nimble Kingston feel, a little sharper-edged than the more melody-led riddims Moosetown was pushing around the same period, and it helps that the title cut from Hawkeye and the blunt, no-nonsense “Politics War” give the project its bite. With 12 tracks and a version tucked in, it sits neatly among those compact 2007 dancehall compilations that were built for selectors as much as casual listeners.

Kingston Jamaica Riddim Tracklist:

1. Cutty Ranks – Nothing
2. Delly Ranks And Harry Todler – Nuff Gal Deh
3. Goofy – Politics War
4. Goofy And Voice Mail – This Is How We Roll
5. Hawkeye – Kingston Jamaica
6. Ice Ras – Dem, Dem
7. Mr Vegas – Stick It Up
8. Lexx – Yes Man
9. Terry Ganzie – Up Up
10. Version – Kingston Jamaica Riddim
11. Voise Mail – Way You Walk
12. We-Ken – Way I Feel