Maddness Riddim – Goodlife Music

Goodlife Music keeps Maddness Riddim lean and sharp, with just four cuts and a tight cast around the title groove. Cp Inc’s “Big Foot” and New Kidz’s “Seh She Hot” do the heavy lifting on the frontline, while Newbalanz’s “Dash It Up” adds a bit more bounce before Nitty Kutchie and Gyptian link up on “Thugz” for the most recognizable pull on the set. It has that early-2010 dancehall snap, the kind of compact, no-frills juggling that the label had been leaning into around this period, following the slightly more expansive feel of earlier Goodlife work like Perspire. Maddness sits neatly in the middle of the imprint’s catalogue: not overloaded, not overly polished, just a short run of tunes aimed straight at the dance.