Tell Me Why Riddim – Joe G Music

Joe G Music leans into a rootsier, horn-led sound on Tell Me Why Riddim, and that extra brass gives the 2015 set a little more lift than a lot of plain-vanilla one-riddim packages. Mickey Mclean’s “Tell Me Why Riddim (Horns Mix)” sets the tone, then veterans like Vivian Jones on “Cool Baby Cool” and JC Lodge on “Pull Up” ride the groove with the kind of easy authority that keeps the whole thing moving, while Don Ricardo, Jayjay Born2sing and Derek Litchy add a mix of smoother melodies and straight-up singjay pressure. It’s a compact seven-track juggling act, all original vocals over the same production, with Joe G Music keeping the arrangement tight and focused around that bright horn line.

Tell Me Why Riddim Tracklist:

1. Mickey Mclean -Tell Me Why Riddim (Horns Mix)
2. Vivian Jones – Cool Baby Cool
3. Jc Lodge – Pull Up
4. Abelwell Foundation – Fall A Fresh
5. Don Ricardo – Anytime
6. Jayjay Born2sing – Making Me Smile
7. Derek Litchy – Tell Me Again