Star Quality Riddim – Kimichi Records

Kimichi Records’ Star Quality Riddim lands as a tidy 2012 dancehall cut with a confident, late-night pulse, the kind of rhythm bed that lets the voices do the talking without crowding them. The strongest pairing here is G Starr and Shane O on “You Zimmi Sah, ” where the back-and-forth rides the riddim’s bounce nicely, while Versatile’s “Pon Di Floor” and Xyclone’s “I Have Hope” push the vibe in two different directions. There’s a nice spread of names too, from Abysmal’s boastful “I’M A Star” to Alty B’s “Money Star, ” which leans into the money-talk theme without overdoing it. Kimichi even tucks in a version cut at the end, and that little extra minute feels like a proper producer’s stamp.