Mount Peace Riddim – Ras Blinga Records

Ras Blinga Records’ Mount Peace Riddim lands in early 2021 as a compact 14-track dancehall set, and the pull here is the way it moves between newer voices and a few sharper-tongued cuts without losing its pulse. Pablo YG’s “Too Cold” is the obvious hook, especially once the raw version comes in, while Dadre’s “Phone Sex” and Shaneil Muir’s “Love and Other Drugs” give the riddim a darker, more pointed edge. The production sits in that mid-tempo pocket around 100 BPM, with a tight, steady bounce that leaves room for the vocals to do the talking instead of crowding them out. Alicia Amor, Drienoo, Ozarii, Ric Man and Tabetha Shae all add different angles to the same framework, and the project closes with Ras Blinga Records’ own instrumental version, a neat reminder of how the riddim is structured.