Nah Bow Riddim – Hotta Flames Records

Heavy, chest-rattling dancehall with that early-2000s digital bite, Nah Bow Riddim rolls out in five cuts from Hotta Flames Records and keeps the energy pointed straight at the dance. Lantan opens with “Nah Bow Down Low, ” Turbo Belly comes in hard on “Blaze, ” and the highlight for a lot of listeners will be Vybz Kartel’s “Nobody Nuh Dead, ” which sits neatly beside Wayne Marshall’s “Lock The City. ” The sequencing is simple and smart: four vocal tunes wrapped around a lone version cut, so the riddim gets its own breathing space between the songs. This one dates to 2003 and lists five unique artists across the set.