Tape Measure Riddim – Various Artists

A tight five-artist lineup gives Tape Measure Riddim a neat, no-frills feel, with Tifa, Lady Saw, Daniel and Miss Thing each getting both raw and edit cuts across nine tracks. Tifa’s “Got It Got It Good” and Lady Saw’s “Romance” do most of the heavy lifting here, riding a brash 2008 dancehall pattern that leaves plenty of room for the vocals to cut through, while the instrumental version at the end lets the riddim itself hang back and show its shape. The release is credited to Various Artists, and that setup keeps the focus on the songs rather than any one producer identity. It runs nine tracks deep, with five unique artists and the full version cut closing things out.