Tempa Riddim – King Toppa

By 2015, King Toppa had already settled into a recognizable style of digital reggae production, and Tempa Riddim sits right in that lane with a neat 10-track run that keeps the focus on the voices as much as the version. The set moves through Blackout Ja’s “Follow Me, ” Jr Vibes and King Toppa’s “King Toppa, ” and Patrick Andy’s “Waddis A Gwaan, ” with Irie Myah’s “Long Time” closing things on a calmer note before the instrumental. There’s a clear old-school sound system feel in the arrangement, the kind that nods to classic dancehall while staying clean and modern in its programming. The sequence reads like a producer’s showcase: nine cuts, then the dub version, each tune coming in with enough space to let the riddim speak.