The Bomba Riddim – Truckback Records

Five voices and one instrumental keep The Bomba Riddim moving straight through the war-talk lane, with 3 Star, Iyara, Mr Peppa and New Kidz all coming with clash-minded cuts over Truckback Records’ 2014 dancehall juggling. The vibe is hard and punchy rather than slick, the kind of rhythm that leaves room for the deejays to sharpen their lines and turn every bar into a challenge, and the diss titles make the tension part of the hook. Iyara’s “Walking Dead” and Mr Peppa’s “Real Guerrella” feel like the pressure points here, while the project closes with Truckback Records’ own instrumental, which lets the bare rhythm do the talking and shows how stripped-down the whole set is.