Metronome Riddim – Famous Production

A taut 2016 cut, Metronome Riddim finds Famous Production working a sharp-edged dancehall groove that feels more mechanical than flashy, with eight voicings moving through it in quick succession. Blackbear’s “Back Back” and Chester’s “Hop On De Ting” set the pace, while Cooyah and Shat La keep the energy clipped and percussive; Mrsofamous even drops in the title tune, which gives the set a little extra weight inside the sequence. Compared with the producer’s later Famous outings, this one feels leaner and more mid-2010s in its rhythm programming, less polished, more direct. It sits neatly in the label’s catalogue as one of those compact one-riddim compilations that capture the year’s dancehall mood without overcomplicating the formula.

Metronome Riddim Tracklist:

1. Blackbear – Back Back
2. Chester – Hop On De Ting
3. Cooyah – Feh Sa Bat
4. Martey – Private Beckham
5. Mrsofamous – Metronome Riddim
6. Nou Sa Boog – Back In The Day
7. Shat La – Static
8. Take Your Time – Super Metronome