Rum And Gal Riddim – Island Traffic Entertainment

Island Traffic Entertainment keeps this 2010 soca set moving with a road-ready, rum-soaked charge that suits the title perfectly. Rum And Gal Riddim runs 13 tracks deep, and the lineup leans into the kind of fete material that was doing the rounds across the Carnival circuit that year: Boogie B’s “Just Come Back, ” Monique’s “Give It To Me, ” and Peter Ram’s “Blackberry” all sit comfortably alongside the more playful shout-along cuts. The riddim also leaves room for bigger crew energy, with Yankey Boy and Skripturez on “More Rum For Me” and Yankeyboy teaming with Mr. Lex and Orlando Octave on the harder-pushing “Wuk Dem Hard. ” Orlando Octave’s name in the mix gives the project extra weight, and that final cut lands like the sharpest call on a compilation that keeps the bass low and the waistline busy.