Revenge Riddim (2019) – Real Friends Records

Revenge Riddim lands as a 2019 Real Friends Records dancehall juggling with a hard, streetwise edge and a clear eye for singles that can work both in the dance and on radio. The set is credited to Mario Campbell and runs through a handful of versions and edits, which gives it that practical dancehall feel: one backbone, multiple voices, no wasted motion.

Sikka Rymes is the name that jumps out first. The Kingston-born deejay, raised in Trench Town, came up with a style that mixes Gaza-era energy, melody, and sharp local slang, and Star Life fits that lane neatly. Neilium’s Money Run The World pushes a greedy, hustling theme over the same cut, while Unknown Di Boss comes in with Don’t Play, keeping the mood tense and defensive. Street Gena adds a rawer, more regional voice on Stereo, and Kashna’s Pananac gives the riddim another angle with its own radio edit. Ingram’s You Come First and G Linkz’s Inevitable round out the vocal sides with the kind of everyday relationship and survival talk that sits well on a modern dancehall rhythm.

What makes Revenge work is the contrast between the voices and the beat’s steady, no-nonsense pulse. It feels made for selectors who want something dark enough for the pull-up but clean enough for rotation, with the radio edits showing the label was thinking beyond the core dancehall crowd.