Story Time Riddim (2010) – Rat Trap Records

Rat Trap Records kept things tight on Story Time Riddim, a six-cut 2010 dancehall juggling act that leans more on lyrics and attitude than heavy artist count. Assassin’s “Story Time (Nah Nah Nah)” sets the tone with that sharp, confrontational edge he was carrying through the period, while Bugle’s “Nuh Trust Dem” and Raine Seville’s “Leave Me Alone” bring a more cautious, streetwise mood to the same frame. Compared with Rat Trap’s later work like Green Leaf and Badness, this one feels a bit leaner and more stripped back, with less polish and more room for the voices to cut through. It sits neatly in the label’s early-2010s dancehall catalogue: no excess, no filler, just a compact set built around distrust, reflection, and day-to-day survival.