Tapalapa Riddim – One Camp

One Camp’s Tapalapa Riddim cuts a little sharper than the label’s more familiar rootsy, singer-forward work, leaning into a compact, conscious one-riddim set with a clean vintage feel and enough edge to keep the veterans on their toes. Released in June 2018, it pairs Queen Ifrica’s “Ask My Granny” with Exco Levi’s “Bawl Blood” and Mike Brooks’ “King Man, ” then eases into Sophia Brown, Elijah Salomon, Jah Ringo, Mr Tie and De Luca without letting the energy sag. Jah Ringo later noted this was his first official single, which gives the project a bit of extra weight beyond the usual sampler format. The sequence is tidy and deliberate, ending with the dub version as a proper coda rather than a throwaway bonus, which tells you One Camp wanted this one to play like a full session, not just a playlist of cuts.