Revenge Of Slengteng Riddim – Youth Promotion

By 1986, the Sleng Teng fever had already changed the sound of dancehall, and Youth Promotion got in the ring with this Revenge Of Slengteng set, a tidy nine-track package that keeps the digital-era energy moving through voices like Devon Russell, Michael Prophet, Little John, and Scully Brown. The sequence leans from streetwise chanting to tougher lovers fare, then closes with a version cut, which is exactly the sort of format these mid-’80s riddim sides lived on. The Dicky Rankin cut, “It’s Like A Jungle, ” and Michael Prophet’s “Watch Your Words” sit right in the center of the set, with Skinny Rankin’s “She Cashi” adding another sharp turn. Youth Promotion produced the release, and the tracklist runs to nine songs plus the version.