Vice Party Riddim – Playah Syndicate Records

Vice Party Riddim comes in lean and rowdy, the kind of 2016 soca set that lives on sharp bass, quick percussion and a party-ready bounce rather than anything too polished or pretty. Playah Syndicate Records keeps the lineup tight: Rickey Teetz cuts through with “Galang Gal, ” Carter turns up twice on the raw and radio takes of “Like That, ” and Jah Dale’s “Bun Fi Bun” adds a harder edge to the whole thing. The instrumental is there too, and it makes the riddim’s bright, clipped feel easy to clock straight away. This sits in that mid-2010s Trinidad-and-Tobago lane where soca riddims were leaning more direct and street-facing, with just enough melody to keep the dance moving.