Message Riddim (1999) – Too Good Productions

Message Riddim comes from Too Good Productions in 1999 and delivers a tight dancehall set with nine cuts from seven artists. The lineup brings together Brian Tony, Christopher, Demo Delgado, Nadine Sutherland, Sanchez, Spragga Benz, and Suga Slick, with Sanchez and Spragga Benz each turning up twice. Demo Delgado’s Look How You Long, Sanchez’s Dreaming and I Was Told, and Spragga Benz’s Jah Mek A Mi Island and Test Me When Red are the key pulls here, while Brian Tony’s It’s All Over opens the riddim on a strong note. Too Good keeps the package moving with a clean late-’90s dancehall feel, and the mix of veteran voices gives the release plenty of range without losing its core groove.