Time Check Riddim – Mount Zion Records

Killer T gives Time Check Riddim its sharpest pull, his “Nhamo” sitting right in the middle of a compact Zimdancehall set that also lines up Black J’s “Ndivatipe, ” Hwindi President’s “Ndaseta Pace, ” and Tally B’s “Varikuchema. ” Mount Zion Records keeps the riddim moving with a taut, street-level bounce that leaves room for each voice to cut through, and the way Killer T rides that rhythm feels like the anchor the whole plate turns around. Empress Shelly and Reflex Mausa add a different shade of pressure, while the title cut from the release’s own 2014 run gives the compilation its near-documentary feel, like a snapshot of the scene as it was then.