Str8 Up Riddim – Double Rich Records

Double Rich Records’ Str8 Up Riddim keeps things lean and street-ready, a 2018 dancehall drop with a cold, straight-ahead pulse rather than any flashy detours. The vocal lineup is tight too: Cannabiz leans into the herbal swagger of “High Grade, ” Jamba cuts through with the title track “Str8 Up, ” and Kabal Frass brings a tougher edge on “Proud. ” That small cast gives the riddim a focused feel, with each artist riding the same skeletal groove from a different angle. The instrumental sits in the middle of the set and underlines how bare-bones the production is, with the last word left to Kabal Frass’s “Proud” and the bare-rhythm version that follows.