Raw Time Riddim – DJ Toots Production

Raw Time Riddim sits in DJ Toots Production’s 2012 dancehall catalogue as a short, tight five-track set, and it leans hard into remix culture with versions from Leftside, Vybz Kartel, Capleton and Lady Sovereign before closing on Toots’ own instrumental. The sound is lean and rough-edged, with the kind of clipped drum pattern and hollow bass pressure that leave plenty of room for the voices to punch through. Kartel’s “Never Turn A Raper (Remix)” and Capleton’s “Mad Antz (Remix)” give the riddim its sharpest contrast, one sly and one militant, while Leftside keeps the energy playful. DJ Toots has the last word with the Raw Time Riddim version, which ties the whole thing together without dragging it out.