Showtime Vybz Riddim – Militec Records

By 2013, dancehall was leaning hard into terse, club-ready riddims, and Militec Records’ Showtime Vybz sits right in that pocket with a straight-ahead bashment feel and a big 13-artist line-up. The cuts keep the energy on the rude-boy side of the street: Askel’s “Gyal Mi Like Yuh Style, ” Fashion Linx’s “Ex Rated, ” Chris Militant’s “Your Gyal Want Mi, ” and Rawpa Crawpa’s “Bounce Yuh Body Gyal” all play off the same taut pulse. The production is lean rather than flashy, with a driving kick, rattling percussion, and a bassline that stays low and insistent while the vocals ride the pocket in short, clipped phrasing. It’s the kind of riddim built for sound system rotation, moving at a brisk mid-tempo and leaving enough space for each deejay to punch through cleanly.