Tek Over Riddim – Bad Rock Records

Bad Rock Records’ Tek Over Riddim sits in that early-2010s run of quick-hit dancehall juggling, a seven-track set from 2011 that keeps the focus on sharp, street-minded voices rather than an overpacked lineup. Ding Dong’s “Caan Run We Over” is the obvious head-turner, but the riddim also gets good mileage out of Eklypse on “Mek It Happen Nuh” and Voicemail on “Party Up, ” with Zhand High and Kimmey Blacks closing things out on “You Mi Love. ” The production has that lean, no-nonsense pulse dancehall was leaning into around that time, with enough bounce for party cuts and enough edge for the tougher songs to bite. Bad Rock’s own title cut opens the sequence, and the set wraps after seven tracks with a tidy cross-section of the label’s 2011 catalogue.