Mansa Musa Riddim – Optimus Productions

“Mansa Musa” comes in lean and direct: just the instrumental, Benjai’s “License, ” and Tony Prescott’s “Energy, ” all riding Optimus Productions’ 2017 cut. The rhythm has that clean, modern dancehall snap rather than anything overly busy, with enough space for the vocals to land hard on the pocket. Benjai’s “License” gives it the sharpest hook, while Prescott keeps the momentum rolling without crowding the beat. For Optimus Productions TT, this sits comfortably alongside the kind of stripped, functional riddim work the label was leaning into around that period, more about tight execution than big studio theatrics. It’s a compact entry in the catalogue, but one that fits neatly into the producer’s dancehall run from that year.