Page 1 Riddim – Theo Records

Theo Records kept Page 1 Riddim tight rather than loading it up with a big cast, and that lean setup gives the 2016 dancehall cut a clipped, no-nonsense feel. Dajigga’s “Beat Dem Bad” and Travalaunch’s “Germs” and “Temporary People” do most of the talking here, riding a small five-track package that leaves room for the instrumental to breathe; J-Jonae’s “Type A Girl” adds another voice without breaking the project’s stripped-down pace. Theo’s production leans into a clean, direct bashment swing rather than anything overly polished, so the riddim lands with the kind of bite that suits the title. The release runs five tracks in all, with four vocal cuts and the closing “Page 1 Riddim” instrumental.