Sho Gun Riddim – A-Town Records

2013 was a busy stretch for dancehall riddims that leaned hard on street-level energy, and Sho Gun sits right in that pocket: a compact A-Town Records set with nine vocal cuts and an instrumental closing the loop. The lineup keeps the focus on a few names that do the most damage here, especially Teflon, who turns up twice with “Feel Right” and its remix, while Ryzin’s “Switch On Me” and Tyrical’s “Dutty Still” help give the project its tougher edge. A-Town’s sequencing leaves room for contrasts too, slipping in G Maffiah’s “Bless Mi” and Fire Aji’s “More Love” before circling back to D. Rivers’ instrumental, so the riddim feels arranged for both the dancers and the selectors.