Righteous Trod Riddim – Black Street Music

Righteous Trod Riddim comes in with a stern, roots-minded pulse, the sort of 2013 reggae cut that leaves room for the vocals to carry the message while the rhythm keeps a steady forward march. Jah Vinci’s “Leave Babylon” is the headline cut here, with Khago’s “Badmind A Work” and Jegz’s “Prison Nuh Nice” keeping the tone grounded in reality tunes and hard-living commentary, and Black Street Music keeps the arrangement lean enough that each voice cuts through cleanly. The release originally surfaced as a four-track EP dated October 22, 2013, with an instrumental version tucked in alongside the songs, which gives the riddim a little more space to breathe and shows off the production in plain form.