Macaroni Riddim – Catalyst Records

Catalyst Records keeps this one simple and carnival-minded: three voices, one groove, and a title that does the talking. Macaroni Riddim arrives in 2026 as a soca release with that cheeky food-name energy Caribbean audiences know well, but the music is the real hook. The riddim moves with a bright, percussive bounce and a party-first pulse, the kind of foundation that leaves room for call-and-response phrases, quick patter, and waistline music without getting overly busy. It feels made for fete traffic, for DJs who want something that can ride a crowd from early tune into peak-time rinse.

The cuts line up cleanly around that mood. ToineRCT’s “Macaroni (More Than Me)” gives the riddim its headline identity, and his voice has enough personality to make the hook land without overworking the arrangement. Khid Ca$h comes through on “Spoon In De Mac, ” a title that matches the playful, patois-forward spirit of the project and fits his growing run of releases across Caribbean-linked rap, reggae, and Afrobeat spaces. Iyah Badd’s “Shake It” is the natural dance floor cut, the one that pushes the riddim toward motion and easy crowd response.

Catalyst Records is a working label with a real catalog already in motion, and this release follows recent ToineRCT and Khid Ca$h appearances under the imprint, which helps the riddim feel less like a one-off and more like part of an ongoing lane. The project is short, but it has a clear idea: keep the production crisp, keep the lyric ideas playful, and let each artist find a different angle on the same infectious backbone.