Take Control Riddim comes through as a fresh 2026 dancehall
juggling from Blakk Hyenaz Music Productions and YowLevite
Productions, a pairing that points to a project with enough studio
polish to sit comfortably in today’s digital dancehall lane.
YowLevite has been pushing his name hard in the producer space,
working across reggae and dancehall and linking up with established
names while building out his own production brand. That matters
here, because this riddim feels like the kind of record designed to
travel through selectors, promo pools, and streaming playlists
without losing its street edge.
The lineup is short but functional, with
1Khemis on “Money Odor, ” the S1niiestro and Its chrxss pairing on
“Fun, ” Marley Don on “Bad, ” and Mugs on “Squeeze. ” 1Khemis has
been active in modern dancehall for a few years now, and his cut
suggests the kind of money-and-status talk that usually lands hard
on a sharp, percussive rhythm. Marley Don has been on the radar
since at least the late 2010s, and his inclusion adds some
continuity to the project; he tends to work in that contemporary
dancehall pocket where attitude and melody meet. Mugs has been
particularly busy in 2025 and 2026, and his presence adds a
current, forward-moving energy. S1niiestro and Its chrxss bring a
more internet-native, cross-border flavor, which is interesting
because their names alone hint at a younger, more experimental
space in the dancehall ecosystem.
Sound-wise, Take Control Riddim reads like
a tune built for forward motion: aggressive enough for dancing,
clean enough for streaming, and structured to let each artist ride
the pocket without crowding the beat. The titles suggest the usual
dancehall ingredients — flex, bravado, romance, and street posture
— but the real appeal is in how the voices are positioned against
the rhythm. “Fun” should be the loosest, most playful cut, while
“Bad” and “Money Odor” sound like the harder-edged entries. As a
project, it feels less like a star-driven event and more like a
producer-led dancehall release that is trying to build a lane
through consistency, new voices, and a rhythm that can live beyond
one spin.
