Millject Riddim – Millbeatz Entertainment

Benjai sets the tone on Millject Riddim with “Bam Bam, ” a sharp opener that gives Millbeatz Entertainment’s 2014 soca project its first real hook before Devon Matthews and Buffy come in with “Roll It” and Menace (M1) keeps the pressure on with “D Thing Mad Up. ” It’s a tight three-track spread rather than a sprawling carnival package, and that brevity leaves the focus on arrangement and attitude: bright, forward-moving soca energy, but with enough muscle in the percussion and bass to keep it from sounding lightweight. The release dates from July 15, 2014, and the track count is lean enough that each cut has room to land without crowding the others. Still, Benjai’s “Bam Bam” is the one that keeps pulling the ear back, and it’s the tune that gives the riddim its most durable shape.