Tears Riddim (2021) – Music House Entertainment

Music House Entertainment’s Tears Riddim lands in that early-2021 dancehall moment when stripped-back, usable juggling rhythms were still doing heavy rotation, and this one keeps the focus on the songs rather than any flashy gimmicks. Chico doubles up with both clean and raw versions of “Toxic, ” while Jah Caution’s “Do Weh We Want” and Melly’s “You Alone” push the vocal side in different directions, with Mashan’s “Heart and Soul (Overcome)” bringing a more reflective note to the set. The rhythm itself runs lean and direct, which suits the label’s approach here, and the inclusion of the bare instrumental at the end underlines that this was made to move in selector-friendly fashion. It also sits neatly alongside the producer’s later riddim work, a tidy early entry in a catalogue that would keep circling back to the same dancehall-first, community-minded formula.