Tucu Riddim – Kt Records

Mid-tempo and rootsy, the Tucu Riddim leans on clean drum work and a warm, rolling bassline, leaving plenty of room for voices like Capleton on “Tell Me That You Love Me, ” Luciano on “Let Your Life Be Right, ” and Sizzla on “The People Are Suffering” to carry the weight. Andrew Coombs and Leego open things with “She’s A Rose He’s A Rose, ” while Mikey General and Singing Melody keep the set moving in a more devotional direction, and the whole juggling has that early-2000s Kingston feel where conscious lyrics and a sturdy one-riddim cut can sit side by side without any fuss. KT Records put it out in 2004, and the release closes with the version, listed here as “Tacu Riddim, ” which gives the set its final run-through without any extra polish needed.