Sunset Boulevard Riddim – Ncf Productions

A thirteen-cut reggae juggling like this usually lives or dies on the strength of its voices, and Sunset Boulevard has enough heavyweights to keep the pressure up. Exco Levi, Ikaya, Lutan Fyah, Mikey General and Natural Black all get turns over NCF Productions’ 2011 rhythm, with Jah Vinci and Tasha T adding some contrast across the sequence. The riddim itself leans into a steady, mid-paced roots flow rather than anything flashy, which suits the tougher writing on tunes like “Mr. Hammer, ” “Retribution” and “Innocent Blood. ” NCF even slips in a version cut under the same title, and that placement in the middle gives the set a proper producer-led spine before the vocals open back out.