Mi:6 Riddim – John John Records

By 2007, John John Records was still mining the straight-to-the-point dancehall formulas that kept Lloyd “John John” James busy through the decade, and the Mi: 6 Riddim sits right in that run, with 10 cuts credited to the producer. The pace is taut and militant, the kind of stripped-back mid-2000s juggling that leaves plenty of room for badman talk and sharp melodies to cut through. Bounty Killer’s “Mi Bad Mi Bad, ” Beenie Man and Lady Saw’s “Undisputed, ” and Demarco’s “Bad Man Court” give it plenty of firepower, while Ward 21’s “No Fren From Dem” keeps the pressure on near the end. John John’s own “Mi6 Version” closes things out cleanly, underlining that the rhythm itself is the real anchor here.