New Way Riddim – Y-Not Productions

Y-Not Productions keeps New Way Riddim lean and focused, with five vocal cuts giving the 2019 set a compact, rootsy feel. The strongest pulls are Donteh’s “Soldier, ” Slyter LC’s “Jouons Du Reggae, ” and Sensitive’s “Neva Get Burn, ” which give the riddim a mix of plain-spoken social commentary and singalong phrasing without crowding the arrangement. The sequencing stays tight, so each tune gets enough room to sit on the same driving groove rather than chasing variety for its own sake. A Sept. 6, 2019 release date shows up on the single listings, and the project runs through “Pretty Blue Eyes” and “Raciste” before closing out at five tracks.