The Melodies Riddim (2025) – Akbar Records

The Melodies Riddim from Akbar Records arrived in 2025 as a compact two-track dancehall release featuring Deportee on Pressure Point and Ricky Ten on Melodies. Akbar Records, the label behind the project, gives the riddim a smooth, melodic edge rather than a hard-edged bashment feel, with Pressure Point leaning into a sleek R and B-dancehall fusion and Melodies keeping the title theme front and center. It’s a brief set, but the pairing of Deportee and Ricky Ten makes it easy to hear the contrast between the two cuts, and the whole release reflects the kind of melodic, radio-friendly approach that Akbar Records has been pushing with this drop.