Mad And Meen Riddim – Naz Nation Records And Zojak Worldwide

Richie Loop’s “Dem Switch” is the sharpest cut on Mad And Meen Riddim, slipping into a dark, rubbery dancehall groove that feels tight and slightly menacing rather than flashy. The 2014 set from Naz Nation Records and Zojak Worldwide keeps the energy concentrated across seven tracks, with Pamputae’s “Dem Nuh Bad Like Me, ” Jah Son’s “Money, ” Zagga’s “Pagan Dem, ” and Ceegee’s “Violate” each pushing a different angle on the same hard-edged rhythm. DJ Naz closes the package with “Mad and Meen Poison, ” leaving the instrumental to underline the riddim’s stripped-down pulse and gritty bassline. Coming out in that early-2010s wave of lean, digital dancehall productions, it sits squarely in the era when selectors wanted anything that could cut clean in a sound clash and still move a dance.