Leather Strap Riddim – Zj Ice/36 Degrees Recordings

Leather Strap Riddim comes in lean: four tracks, two big names, and one version cut, which is exactly the kind of small, DJ-friendly dancehall drop that was doing the rounds in 2012. Aidonia gets two swings at “Work Out” here, with the radio and raw mixes giving the tune a little extra life depending on how hard you want it; Beenie Man’s “Dem Badmind” keeps the pressure on with his usual sharp delivery. Jason Carr, under the ZJ Ice name, closes things with the riddim version, and that producer credit fits the era too — ZJ Ice was already building a name around ZIP FM and his 36 Degrees Recordings imprint. It’s a compact release, but the lineup says enough: straight dancehall, no wasted motion, and two heavyweight singles anchoring the whole thing.