Rasta No Deal Wid Dat Riddim – Uniteam Music

Uniteam Music’s Rasta No Deal Wid Dat Riddim leans into straight roots rather than any polished modern dancehall shine, and that suits the lineup of veterans well. The cut with Vernon Maytone and Johnny Clarke, Have Faith, feels like a proper anchor, all uplift and old-school conviction, while Prince Jazzbo’s title song carries the sharper edge you’d expect from him, even as it reads like a posthumous salute after his passing in 2013. Carl Meeks’ Tenement Yard and Ricky Chaplin and Kiddus I’s It’s A Shame keep the riddim moving with that raw, dubwise pressure the project is after, and the bonus Uniteam Allstars dub version at the end gives the whole thing a deeper finish. Released in 2016, it plays like a roots-heavy gathering with serious lineage, not a throwaway one-riddim package.