Ninetys Riddim – Non Fiction Recordings

Ninetys Riddim feels like a little snapshot of 2011 reggae’s tougher, yard-friendly edge, with Non Fiction Recordings pulling together a nine-track juggling that moves from Buggy’s “Fully Loaded” to Darrio’s “Dancehall Sweet” and Konshens and Fadda Fox’s “Life and Death. ” There’s a good contrast running through it: Kenyatta Fyah’s “Clarks” leans into that footwear-and-style talk while Leftside’s “Wine Up Your Body” and Problem Child’s “Real Bad Boy” keep the energy rolling on the dancehall side. The production has that compact, no-frills pulse you’d expect from a riddim built for selectors, and the presence of both clean and raw versions of Problem Child’s cut says a lot about how it was meant to circulate. Even Ram’s “Jonesin” sneaks in like a final nod at the end.