Night Sky Riddim (2021) – Don Iko

Night Sky has a cool, late-night pulse to it, the sort of 100-BPM dancehall swing that leaves room for the vocals to breathe while the beat keeps a tight grip. Don Iko lines up Keone on “Handle Me, ” Jonnelle on the two versions of “Money and Tingz, ” Tish Official on “Settle Down, ” and Kayla Wilson on “Worldwide Party, ” with the instrumental closing things out in clean fashion. The clean/raw split on the Jonnelle and Tish cuts gives the set a slightly sharper edge than a lot of one-drop-style riddims, and it feels like Don Iko was already leaning into that format around this period, just with a sleeker, more direct dancehall touch here. At seven tracks in all, it sits neatly in his 2021 catalogue as a compact riddim built for selectors, with “Money and Tingz” and “Settle Down” doing most of the heavy lifting.