Wheat And Tears Riddim – In The Streetz Records

In The Streetz Records had this one in the 2006 stretch when the label was churning out militant roots-driven material with a sharper edge, and Wheat And Tears sits right in that pocket. The three-cut set keeps the focus tight: Jah Mason’s “This Morning” leads with a plaintive, forward-driving tone, Lutan Fyah fires off “Babylon Keep On Telling A Lie” with the kind of reasoning-fire delivery he was leaning into heavily in that period, and Norrisman’s “Be Careful” adds a more cautionary note. The riddim itself has that mid-2000s hard-hitting reggae pulse, less polished than the glossy digital productions crowding the market then, but cut with enough weight to carry the chants cleanly. It’s a small release, but it fits neatly alongside the label’s more conscious 2006 output, where message tunes and strong voicing mattered more than volume.