Liberation Riddim (2021) – Kulcha Rootz Productions

A tight little four-track drop, this one keeps the focus on message and movement rather than heavy studio tricks, with Gary Pine’s “Stand up Unite” and Live Wyya’s “Liberation” carrying the clearest call for uplift over a clean, straight-ahead dancehall pulse. Fitta Warri opens with “Systematical Agony, ” which gives the riddim a sharper edge, while Ras HoneyComb’s “Lef Me” closes things on a more blunt, no-nonsense note. Kulcha Rootz Productions keeps the arrangement lean, so the voices sit right on top of the groove instead of getting buried in it, and that economy suits the concept. It’s the kind of release that leaves you with the hooky chant of “Lef Me” still ringing after the last version fades.