Vintage Riddim – Wiz Records

Wiz Records kept things tight on Vintage Riddim, a six-song soca set from 2013 that leans into Grenada’s jab jab energy without losing its road-ready bounce. Tallpree’s “Jab Jab Nation” is the obvious pull, but the rest of the line-up — from 4brass’s “Jacqueline” to Terror Kid’s “Trouble” — keeps the rhythm moving with the kind of rough-edged, carnival-minded feel Wiz was already honing around that time. The instrumental closes it out cleanly, which suits a project that’s more about groove and attitude than big studio polish. In the Wiz Records catalogue, this sits neatly alongside the label’s other soca work as one of the sharper early statements in that run.