Payolla Riddim – Flyweh

Flyweh Records kept its 2017 run moving with Payolla Riddim, a nine-cut dancehall set that leans into the kind of sharp, streetwise energy the label has used on a few later projects too. The title tune appears twice, with Itsman and Jah Jah Yute Di Fiyahyute both riding the same pattern, while Jah Link’s “Any Gyal Ah Mine” and MC Patexx’s “Mi Need You” push the sweeter side of the juggling without softening the bass. Malcolm Stoffels’ instrumental closes things out and lets the production breathe, all clipped drums, clean synth lines and a steady mid-tempo bounce that keeps the verses moving. Seventon’s “Buss Out” and Smattan’s “Money Talk” round out the vocal lineup, giving the riddim nine tracks in total.