Street Killer Riddim – Various Artists

Street Killer Riddim comes in lean and blunt, a two-song 2008 dancehall set that feels more like a snapshot of the street corner than a full-blown juggling exercise. With just Determine’s “Badman” and G Loc featuring Richie Bang on “Heartless, ” the riddim leaves plenty of room for attitude and menace to do the heavy lifting, and that sparseness gives the whole thing a sharp, no-frills pulse. Determine sets the tone early with the tougher cut, but it’s the G Loc and Richie Bang combination that hangs around longest, bringing the kind of clipped, cold-edged energy that suits the title and keeps the record locked in that hard dancehall lane.