Tec 9 Riddim – Death Land Records

Tec 9 Riddim keeps the focus tight with just four cuts, and that small lineup gives the project a sharp, no-nonsense pulse. Death Land Records leans into hard-edged dancehall here, with Lyreecal Poet’s “Run Ova” and Matic’s “Real Badman” setting the tone before Little Gem’s “Badmind” and Tkay’s “Things Start Gwan” push the energy into more confrontational territory. The titles tell you plenty: this is a set built around street talk, badmind pressure, and that tense, militant edge that sits well on a stripped-back bashment rhythm. There’s no filler in the sequencing, either, so each voice gets room to land properly against the instrumental. By the time Tkay closes with “Things Start Gwan, ” the riddim has already done its job as a lean 2016 dancehall drop with bite.