Kingston Jamaica Riddim (2015) – Socialyaad Records

Socialyaad Records lined up Kingston Jamaica Riddim as a tidy 2015 dancehall set, and it reads like a compact showcase of the label’s ear for singer-to-toaster variety. Bugle’s “Real Yaad Man” brings the rootsy, street-level pressure, while Charly Black’s “Make Some Mone” leans into the money-chasing mood that was everywhere in mid-2010s dancehall. Demarco gets a double shot with “Nah Change” in edit and raw form, which says plenty about how the tune was meant to move in the dance. Jah Vinci’s “Provide My Needs” keeps the focus on melodic pleading, and the whole thing arrived on March 31, 2015, with nine tracks in just about 25 minutes, a quick-fire little Kingston packet from a label that clearly wanted the riddim to land clean and fast.