Stampede Riddim (2012) – Tenement Yard Records

By 2012, Tenement Yard Records had already settled into the kind of roots-conscious dancehall work that made its name, and Stampede Riddim sits right in that lane with eight cuts and a nine-artist lineup. The strongest voices here are the Morgan family link-ups and the more reflective turns from Teflon and Hezron, while Peetah Morgan’s “Nah Sell Out Mi Soul” gives the set its clearest chant of conviction. The rhythm itself keeps a firm, rolling reggae pulse rather than chasing anything glossy, leaving room for the singers to carry the weight over a steady, mid-tempo groove. Mojo Morgan opens with “Changing Of Da Guard, ” Drezion brings the social pressure on “Hard Fi Di Poor, ” and the final cut pairs Neil Amos and Shaina Wilson on “Secret Lovers, ” closing out a compact 2012 selection from Tenement Yard Records.