Righteousness Riddim (2011) – Black Akadehmy Records

A warm, late-80s rub-a-dub pulse runs through Righteousness Riddim, with Nyahbinghi-style percussion and a catchy, lifted melody that gives the whole thing a rootsy sway without dragging the tempo down. Black Akadehmy Records built it in 2011 as a one-riddim set that leans hard into the Iberian reggae circuit, and the vocals make that connection plain: Rebellion The Recaller rides the cut with “Cool, ” while Shabu’s “Secreto, ” Little Pepe’s “Accion De Gracias, ” and Sr Wilson’s “Conscious Deejay” keep the message conscious and melodic. Benjammin and Clapper Priest add another bright moment on “One More Time, ” and Jah Nattoh’s “Rasta Mash Up Di Place” pushes the chant-and-response energy. It sits neatly in that early-2010s wave of European reggae productions that were pulling classic Jamaican architecture into local voices.