Smooth Water Riddim – X-Kon Production

X-Kon Production takes a fairly straight 2013 dancehall set and keeps it tight, with eight cuts and no dead weight, leaning hard into the gunman side of the era without turning the whole thing into one-note noise. The opener, Trigga J’s “Mi Cause Di Pressure, ” sets the tone early, and the run through Bandit and Kidd, Metal, and Killer T keeps the energy clipped and aggressive before the 45 and Trigga J link-up on “Gun Ah Go Buss” gives the sequence a little extra pull. X-Kon’s name doesn’t come with a long headline history here, but the riddim’s structure says plenty: it’s arranged like a focused juggling, moving from solo shots to pairings and closing with Spikey’s “Thanks and Praise” so the mood can breathe at the end rather than fade out in a rush.

Smooth Water Riddim Tracklist:

1. Trigga J – Mi Cause Di Pressure
2. Bandit & Kidd – Wah Dem Feel Like
3. Metal – Dem Dead
4. Killer T – Gunbattle Block
5. 45 Ft. Trigga J – Gun Ah Go Buss
6. Dymez – Straight Like 6 O’clock
7. Kidd – Real Gallis
8. Spikey – Thanks & Praise