The
Maybach 365 rhythm is hip- hop influenced, with an almost maddeningly simple and infectious electric piano riff at its center. Not as rough and booming as most current dancehall rhythms, it is really a perfect hybrid between the Kingston and Brooklyn scenes. This compilation, like the others in VP's
Riddim Driven series, voices several DJs, toasters, and singers over one backing track in what can appear -- if you're not paying close attention -- to be one extremely long dance track. Among the better variations here are the first voicing, "Maybach," which rotates
Buju Banton,
Major Damage, and
Benzino at the mic, and
Red Fox's "After Party," which features
Mr. Easy. An unlisted 19th track is actually the
Maybach rhythm with no frills added, giving a sort of behind-the-curtain glimpse at the foundation that holds up this whole house of cards. ~ Steve Leggett