Trouble Sum Riddim – Black Love Productions

Black Love Productions’ Trouble Sum Riddim landed in 2011 as a tight, club-minded dancehall cut with enough room for both stance and swagger. The production has that slippery, mid-tempo bounce that lets the melodies ride clean while the deejays keep the pressure on. It is the kind of riddim that can hold a clash-ready tune and a flirtier pull-up song without losing its shape.

Beenie Man’s Woman Woman brings the veteran’s easy command to the front, while Vybz Kartel’s Wine Up Yuh Body pushes the rhythm into pure party territory. Spice’s Badmind adds a sharper edge, turning the riddim’s bounce into a warning shot rather than a fling. Merciless’s She Get It and Sizzla’s How U Hot So keep the energy direct and unfiltered, with Kiprich’s Nah Let U Go and Tef U Deff’s Haffi Rich giving the set a more street-level, hustler’s tone. Janice Watson’s I Need You softens the edges a little, and Rock Swade’s Empress Of The Earth gives the project a grounded, woman-forward balance.

Black Love Productions handles the whole thing with a lean, no-frills approach that fits the era well. Trouble Sum sits comfortably in that early-2010s dancehall lane where the hook had to hit fast and the voicing had to feel alive. The roster is broad, but the cuts that stick are the ones that match the riddim’s bounce with attitude: Beenie Man for ease, Kartel for electricity, Spice for bite.