Mini-Review: Unconquerable by Mosiah

"Unconquerable" by Mosiah [House Of Riddim]

A couple of years ago, we told you about a promising up and comer from out of Trinidad who'd just delivered his impressive debut album, "I-Frequency", by the name of Mosiah. That album was very nice and featured standouts such as 'Economic Slavery', 'Black Livity', the all-conquering 'More Than Gold', 'See It Clearly' and others and though it didn't seem to get too much attention, it definitely made an impression on me. Furthermore, I'd also heard some other things from Mosiah, including an extended interview, and he seemed a very nice person and I made a point out of keeping an eye on what he was up to. "I-Frequency" came via label from out of Germany (where Mosiah calls home these days), Ragatac {whos company motto is the SWEET "We play hot Reggae for cool people"), Mosiah also had a history, dating back a few years or so in working with the venerable House Of Riddim, in Austria and while we wait on his next full length release, Mosiah & HOR collaborated earlier this year on an EP that definitely caught my attention, "Unconquerable".

2024

I made a note to do something with it because my initial listens were pretty solid, as expected, but the gift that 2026 has been has continuously given more and more and "Unconquerable" slipped between the proverbial cracks (just like Dezarie's EP, "7th Heaven" is doing right now) but we're back to it now and it's a perfect subject for a mini-review, in my opinion. I do want to mention something: In the review for "I-Frequency", I drew a comparison from Mosiah, in terms of style, to Kabaka Pyramid and I stand by that but he also reminds me a bit of Cruzan chanter, 'Original Nine Fingers', Xkaliba. The two share a tone and biggup Xkaliba (who is, hopefully, somewhere working on new music... cause it's been a minute). And I also feel inclined to mention that, back in 2017, Mosiah released another EP (also via Ragatac), "Chant Tafari", which was very nice and shows that EPs are a part of his plan and... they're working (and hopefully history doesn't directly repeat itself here and we don't have to wait until... 2033, like we did in the seven years between first EP and first album)! 

"Unconquerable" gets going via big winner - the song it is named after. 'Unconquerable'. The title track has  a beautiful energy to it initially and what Mosiah is able to do with that vigour is damn impressive.

"Mi no si no obstacles one caan go ovah-

From you trod di path of right and praise Jahovia

Ever vigilant wid God inna heart, cah man a soljah

And wi no come fi sleep, no come fi bow, wi come fi conquah

Trod on wid hope & grace-

And Jah Jah take you through di challenges you face

Trod wid HIM, I seh go over wid no trace

Yes, wi haffi overcome!"

It also helps matters that HOR, of course, supplies him with a top notch track as, EASILY, 'Unconquerable' is amongst the very best offerings you'll find here. 

One of the pair of songs that can actually lay a solid claim to being even stronger than the opener, 'Show More Love' is up next. 'Show More Love' is gorgeous and it has just a little bite to it. There's something spicy to it but the message here is both very simple (you know exactly what this song is about) and ever-present in the genre, so the steam behind this one does go a ways in setting it apart from the [absolutely massive] pack of similarly steered tunes. I'd also add that you should really take in the words here because Mosiah serves up a stretch or two (such as the entirety of the second verse.... literally ALL OF IT) that dazzle during 'Show More Love'. To me (and probably only to me), 'Rule Your Destiny' has somewhat of a similar vibes to it as 'Show More Love' and it's also nearly as strong. 'Rule Your Destiny' is a little... disorderly. It isn't very neat; it's a little unkempt and I mean that as a compliment, which does separate it from that immaculate piece just ahead of it but also works well for it.

Sometimes you just have to take a minute to give thanks and give praise for your life and what you have in it and that is precisely what Mosiah does during the well-recognizable 'Nothing Above You'. This tune originates back a couple of years or so and I'd heard it but I don't think that I'd ever really tune it in because, listening to it on "Unconquerable", sends this thing... somewhere else. It's just MUCH better than I remember it being. Particularly for the type of selection it is, 'Nothing Above You' is really clever in its lyrics and it just GLOWS. Looking for a song on this EP that's really going to pick you up and make you feel nice? Your search stops at 'Nothing Above You'. "Unconquerable" pinnacles, at least in my opinion, during its most recognizable offering, 'Revolution Time', a big combination featuring another powerful chanter from out of Trinidad, Jah Defender. The Defender has been burning lately and the most robust piece of evidence of this came back in June, when he released his own album through House Of Riddim, "Endurance". 'Revolution Time' is a HEALTHY, all-encompassing call for change and a BEAUTIFUL contrast of styles. Mosiah, is more animated. There're a lot of things going on in his music; while Jah Defender is grounded and more traditional in his approach (you REALLY notice it about a minute and half in, when Defender's verse comes up. The song seems to come to a halt in the transition before resuming at the same extremely high level. 'Revolution Time' is excellent and I hope (and assume) that it won't be the final time these two link up for a song (maybe someone will call the Queen to join them next time too!) (biggup Queen Omega). Finally is the sweet vibed 'Never Lose Your Way'. There's a whole lot of common sense all over this tune and I love how it simplifies things to a degree that it provides such a poignant punchline to "Unconquerable" as a whole:

"NEVER BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF!"

Sure, you have to deal with certain things and you will have your struggles but EVERY THING doesn't have to be a battle with some unknown enemy.... named You. Again, the song has a very nice sound to it as well and it sends us on our way forward with a nice message and feeling good about our prospects.

Overall, if you caught onto Mosiah at "I-Frequency" (or even if you didn't), you'll be delighted with what you hear throughout "Unconquerable" as it builds on more of the same sound established by the album. He has a very fresh and FUN style to him and I used the phrase "beautiful energy", which I think really describes how I feel about his work. Take that energy and combine it with standard, typical mastery from House Of Riddim and "Unconquerable" proves to be one of the better EPs that I've come across in a loaded and lauded 2026. 

All For A Time by Pressure Busspipe & The Zion I Kings

"All For A Time" by Pressure Busspipe [Zion High Productions]

"Pressure Busspipe & Zion I Kings": That is far more than enough to get my attention and, if you have any sense (literally ANY AT ALL), it's the same case for you. Absolutely MASSIVE news today as "All For A Time", a brand new project linking the two longtime favourites of ours, for the 900th time, has finally reached and you know we had to take a listen. I won't go over too much, but in their catalogue together, Pressure & ZIK have given us two albums which we've rated at 5/5: "Rebel With A Cause" and "The Sound", which we also named as 2014's Album of The Year. Individually, they're both also huge deals around here and I've been writing about them for... more than twenty years at this point. Whatever they do is enough to get my attention; together, they're potentially special. The new release actually lines up with the exact completion of Pressure's 45th rotation of the sun (I could be wrong but I want to say that he's actually done that before and, of course, you'll recall just last year when Chronixx did the same thing with his most recent album, "Exile") to add to the circumstances behind it. 

"All For A Time" is basically an EP. It features ten tracks, half of which are vocals, the other half (DELICIOUSLY) are dubs, so it lines up perfectly for the mini-review format that I've been doing lately (actually stopped writing another one to dig into this one). Apart from that... I mean... IT'S NEW PRESSURE BUSSPIPE MUSIC! LET'S GO! "All For A Time" gets moving with the downright MAJESTIC praise 'JAH Is Worthy'. On its surface, the song is almost ultra-straightforward in terms of both delivery and how it is written and it is transparent to an excellent degree. When you do dig a bit deeper, it does have a more complex element but we'll deal with that in the second half when I tell you all about the wonderful dubs on this project. Next up is our title track. Let's talk about this song for a minute.

TEARS!

When they finished this one, I think it's clear everyone involved were well aware what they had on their hands. 'All For A Time' is SPECIAL! It is of a caliber that would see it rank amongst the absolute finest of the St. Thomas burner's entire career and it is THE main attraction on the release named for it. It is absolutely STUNNING! From that syrupy sweet opening throughout the beautiful track as Pressure tells us all that nothing, including the roughest of times, is permanent.

"Though it hard I nah sell out

Suffer so long and can't wait to get the hell out

I smoke some marijuana and get mellow"

'Shine' is the sole combination on "All For A Time" - featuring the well gifted Imeru Tafari (coincidentally, whose mother, Queen Ifrica, has a new album of her own releasing next week called "Breath Of Life" on what happens to be my own 45th birthday) and it's another one that excels via a powerful simplicity for the most part, although Imeru does turn up the fire just a bit later on for a riveting stretch which is not to be missed ["Binghi youth deh pon a mission, clinical wid precision. Your vision spiritual so you no need no permission"]. The old school rinsed 'Be Somebody' has a riddim which SCREAMS that I know it from somewhere and maybe I do but getting to know this song has been damn delightful! 

"See your brother as you see your self

If I wish you good, you wish me well also

Everyone has importance-

From the homeless to the orphan"

Nothing no really impossible

ONCE YOU FLY YOUR VISIONS OVER OBSTACLES

Give it everything you got in you

You're the only one stopping you

Check ya attitude!

Cause nobody wants to be a nobody

Everybody wants to be somebody

Don't you take 'no' for an answer

Listen quick and slow your anger"

There is an infectious... almost JAZZY/BLUESY quality to this song that isn't entirely prevalent throughout but pops up during the chorus which absolutely CAUGHT me! The rest of the song is lovely also and I'll tell you that Pressure has more than one (GOOD) album that 'Be Somebody' would be in the conversation as being THE best song on. Did you see what I just said about 'Be Somebody'?? [If you didn't it's literally right there] The final vocal offering on "All For A Time", 'Rasta Children' is even better and CLEARLY so in my opinion. Ranking only second to the title track, the THICK 'Rasta Children', as you might expect, is a wonderful praising tune from Pressure  and though you'll find a number of such outstanding similar efforts within his catalogue, even most of the best of them rarely reach such heights.

Let's talk about those dubs for a second put a conclusion on this one and call it a day.  I'll bounce around a bit but let's head straight to the head since I did allude to it previously. 'JAH Is Worthy Dub' SHINES even brighter, arguably, than the original version. If you're unfamiliar at all with the work of the ZIK, the players of instruments include the typical esteemed cast (Tippy I, Jah David, Moon Bain, the late Andrew Stoch and the likes) (Stoch has been physically gone for nearly six years and we're still celebrating his work. What a life  that man led!) with a different name or two in the mix as well. This time around, Roberto Sanchez lends his monstrous talents to the project and, as is the norm, it is fantastic. I've always said that I'm not the biggest Dubhead in the world but I've always appreciated the Dub work of the ZIK. 'JAH Is Worthy Dub' has to be amongst some of their finest. Also, you really get a feel for just how complex and detailed this particular sound is here which is constantly one of the main points of interest for me on these type of releases. Just as dense as 'Rasta Children', 'Rasta Children Dub' is another big winner here but in a different way than 'JAH Is Worthy Dub'. 'Rasta Children Dub' is a bit more on the spacious side and it is lovely. I could listen to this all day long. The Jazzy element that I spoke about on 'Be Somebody' isn't present at all really on 'Be Somebody Dub' and that's fine because what remains is more than solid and a big credit here goes to one Okiel McIntyre for his horn work which highlights the sound. 'Shine Dub' is all sorts of interesting and I was very curious as to how they would handle this one with two voices to attempt to mix into things. 'Shine Dub' actually is more skeletal but the thing that sticks out here is... I don't know if it's a flute or what it is (probably is a flute and if it is it is attributed to Zoe Brown) but whatever it is, it lights this track up brilliantly. It makes 'Shine' GLOW! Lastly, the all-conquering 'All For A Time' makes way for 'All For A Time Dub' which is nearly as enchanting (yes E N C H A N T I N G) as it vocal version. I won't even begin to try to work my way through everything that is going on with this one but I will say that, beneath it all, SOMEWHERE in there is an oh so slight and but PERFECT guitar. It becomes much more pronounced later on but up until then (and including then) it hits all the right notes... or chords, or whatever you call those things on a guitar. 

Overall, like I said, I've been writing reviews for Pressure Busspipe's work for a very long time now and I rarely come away disappointed and "All For A Time" is not an exception and I knew it wouldn't be (and so did you). It's going to be next to impossible for me to believe that ANY fan of Modern Roots music won't enjoy this one. "All For A Time" features two of a our favourites, Pressure Busspipe & The Zion I Kings in outstanding forms.... they pretty much always are and that is more than enough for me. 

Elevation by Ziggi Recado!

"Elevation" by Ziggi Recado [Oneness Records]

Let's talk about Ziggi Recado for a little while today. I used to consider myself a pretty big fan of the Statian born dynamo. I reviewed a number of his albums and even deemed one, "In Transit", to be a modern classic. I go back in my head now and I'm thinking of crazy records that Ziggi did that are still stuck in my head to this day like 'Need To Tell You This' ["GIRL I NEED TO REALLY TELL YOU THIS!"], 'Cry Murdah' ["SOMEBODY GET GUNNED DOWN IN THE STREET LAST NIGHT!"], 'Mary' ["ME AND HER CONNECT INNA PASSIONATE WAY!"], 'New Day', 'Masquerade', 'I'm Blaak', 'Guide Ova', 'All Obstacles', 'So Much Reasons'... I'm literally going through his albums and recalling just how much fun these songs were and how they went so far in making a fan out of me and this is going back... maybe fifteen, TWENTY years at this point. He started out making more Dancehall/Hip-Hop geared material and, as he matured, Ziggi would become a damn powerhouse of modern Roots to the point where he grabbed the attention of the mighty Zion I Kings, who produced a fantastic album with him by the name of "Therapeutic", a dozen years ago now. 

Somewhere along the line, however, I kind of lost touch with Ziggi's music. He'd made a few singles that I didn't particularly enjoy (which is nothing. You won't like EVERYTHING anyone is making; that's normal) and... I don't know what happened really. Maybe he was a little inactive (maybe not) or maybe I just wasn't doing a good enough of a job in paying attention but Ziggi was making music and I wasn't completely noticing and that's a problem. 

Here's a problem solver. On the third day of the second half of 2026, one of my favourite labels in the entire world, the brilliant Oneness Records from out of Germany has just released a brand new, seven-track EP from Ziggi Recado by the name of "Elevation". Ziggi had been dropping singles for the label earier this year and you figured a full project of some type was forthcoming and here it be! You already know what's going on here but let's take a look at it anyway, mini-review style. 

I'm sitting here thinking what my response would have been, years ago, had you told me that Ziggi was working with Oneness. That would have made my day.... my year, even. That is HUGE news around here even on a single but I get seven of them? THANK YOU! The first is the sublime 'Wheels Keep Turning', featuring the highly interesting Rik Jam with whom I have a bit of indirect history. Rik Jam had an album come out last year by the name of "The Genesis" that I kept meaning to get around to digging into and possibly reviewing but I never did. I've still not written the review for it (thinking about doing it now though, actually) but I have heard quite a bit of "The Genesis" andddddddddd.... it's kinda spectacular. So I was curious as to how Jam might beautify "Elevation" and he does so with an appearance on one its strongest efforts. 'Wheels Keep Turning' is a damn DIAMOND of a tune saying that judgment, whatever it may be, is coming and there's nothing that can be done stop it. Excellent start! Next we have a well recognizable 'Boom Meditation'. I've THOROUGHLY enjoyed this song from the first time that I heard it... but it may be even finer than I was giving it credit for. First of all, the riddim is GORGEOUS; that is next level infectiousness and musical intoxication. Furthermore, am I going too far in declaring it to be, PERHAPS, one of the finest vocal performances of Ziggi's career?? Forgive me for being blasphemous but some of what he does here almost sounds.... Cure-ish?? I'm hesitant to compare anyone to what is probably the single greatest voice ever given to a human being, EVER, but respect goes to where it is due and it is DUE all over 'Boom Meditation'. Oh, and the song is really good too if I haven't said that exactly just yet. 

Remember when I talked about losing touch with Ziggi's music earlier. Well, one of the tunes I fucked up and missed out on was called 'Don't Stay Far'. I'm 99.9% sure I've never heard this song from a couple of years ago at all. Like never! I'm going to call 'better late than never' and give credit to Oneness for bringing it to my attentions here because this thing is CANDY for your ears. What a sweet love-ish kind of tune this is. 'When She Loves' is somewhat similarly themed as 'Don't Stay Far' and not trailing too far behind. This is an older tune that I actually had come across at some point and I remember, largely, on the strength of that RIDICULOUS riddim. That thing is... in the stars somewhere, seriously. The song also has a nice and fairly unique message to it as well and is just solid, all the way around. 

I heard a bit of 'One Step Forward' and didn't get very far into it at all before I knew that I was hearing something special and it hasn't moved at all. This is THE best song altogether on 'Elevation' and I'll leave it at that. It is absolutely fantastic. 'Nice Ting' is the obligatory ganja tune here and it, fittingly, is a slow-burner. You may enjoy this song the first time you hear it -- you probably will -- but the.... fifth or sixth time you go through it should be even better. What changes (at least what changed for me) is the fact that this very subtle but damn lovely melody begins to develop more and more as you listen to it. The chorus, in particular, the first time I heard it, I thought it to be impressive but now.... it'd damn near special and very catchy. Finally, wrapping up "Elevation" is another tune from a few years back that I missed for some reason, 'X Amount' and it is all kinds of fun. 

"X amount ah try keep up but dem can't catch mi speed

X amount nah waan listen when mi proceed

X amount a lyrics, dem ah flow like stream 

X amount ah try stop mi but dem neva succeed

X amount a gal ah run mi dung like stampede

X amount of loving coulda never exceeed

X amount a hungry vampire waan feed

X amount of bloodsuckers, none a dem heart no clean

X amount nah like wi, that's why dem face lean

X amount a power, mi seh x amount a steam

Natural to di music a so wi keep it real 

A so wi keep it real"

"Tell dem call fi assistance 

Cah wi nuh bow down, wi putting up resistance

And if fem fire, then wi fire back in response

Ready fi spark it, ready fi blaze it inna instance

And wi no matta bout di distance

Mi fire travel wid the Almighty guidance

And this a musical fire, mi nah violent

Yes this a musical fire mi nuh....

That's why mi keep badmind in the backa mi

Burn all\ di wicked, no pardon or apology

Nah tune in to none a dem psychology 

Til I'm laid to to rest, i know they'll never get the best of mi

Well nuff a dem no rate mi and mi no rate dem

Through mi deliver nuff musical statement

But nuff love ina mi heart so mi nah hate dem

BUT MUSICALLY NOW MI AHGO TERMINATE DEM"

While 'X Amount' does have substance to it (clearly), it's REALLY just a good time. It's a celebration of music and of an extremely high level of ability. 

Overall, I think it's time I got back in the rotation and starting keeping track of what Ziggi's working on. While not the full Ziggi:Oneness Records link that I would have hoped for, "Elevation" is definitely the next best thing and it's just VERY GOOD. Yes, I took a break in recent years but looooooooooongtime I have been singing the praises of both artist and label in this case and, together, they are everything you expect them to be. Musically, "Elevation" lives up to its name; it's in the stars somewhere up there and add to it someone as capable as Ziggi Recado and I really can't see how anyone who is a fan of Reggae music in its current state won't find something here to enjoy immensely. 2026 has been very impressive so far and here's another big winner. BOOM! 

Lion D is a Rebel With A Vibe!

"Rebel With A Vibe" by Lion D [Bizzarri Productions - 2026]

Okay so, do you remember Lion D??? A ridiculously long SEVENTEEN years ago the flaming Italy based star (born in the UK to an Italian mother and Nigerian father, the story goes) would come out of virtually nowhere to take our top honours with 2009's album of the year, "The Burning Melody" (pretty sure he didn't even make the list of anyone else that year which, of course, means that EVERYONE ELSE WAS WRONG) (ALL YUH!). Since then, we'd also talk about him in regards to subsequent releases, all of which were at least pretty good -- one of which was EXCELLENT -- and I've at least tried to make an attempt to keep up with his output. Well, Lion D's been 'outputting' in the first half of 2026. After dropping a pair of singles in the past couple of months or so, Lion D has now tacked on four other tunes for a full EP release, "Rebel With A Vibe". Like much of his work, the EP comes via Bizzarri Productions (biggup Bizzarri) who've always provided Lion D with a luscious mixture of modern Roots and a slightly more older era Dancehall (like... 90's Dancehall) and, as usual, he shines. Let's talk about it a little. 

{Note: Typically do things like this track-by-track.... but I didn't feel like it. I just finished a tbt so, let's mix it up today. Here's a mini-review}

Getting things going on Lion D's brand new EP release, "Rebel With A Vibe" (great title!) is one of the previously alluded to early singles, the all sorts of fun 'Tun Up The Sound'. This song is likely exactly what you're expecting it to be. It's just a good time to be had in the celebration of sweet Reggae & Dancehall which is the Lion's precise area of expertise, so you know what you're getting into in terms of quality... and even if you don't, the actual song is probably in here as well, so you can just listen to it! I'm going to skip ahead to the very similarly vibed 'Sound Murderah', another selection whose title definitely speaks for itself. Just like the opener, 'Sound Murderah' is also very good (may even slightly rank ahead between the two, actually) and it's a good time. I don't know if this is what they were building towards in its day but 'Sound Murderah' actually dates back a couple of years or so but it fits perfectly on this release as. With that being said, however, though both 'Tun Up The Sound' & 'Sound Murderah' are both very good, it speaks to the total quality of this set that every other tune on it is at least a little better than both of them. 

Want an example? How about 'Mind Over Matter'? This track, the other pre-release single from the EP is absolutely GLORIOUS and though serious challengers are to come (one in particular), by the slimmest of margins, it's my favourite song present here as the Lion THRILLS on this golden perseverance anthem ["Music mi use, mi nah fret fi speak up and dem caan cool it dung when mi tun di heat up"]. So many times we hear songs like this which may be very good (may be even better than this one) but they're done in more of a RIGID type of way. This isn't rigid at all. 'Mind Over Matter' is flexible, malleable, EXCITING modern Roots Reggae music and a fine lyrical performance as well. Check the first of a pair of combinations from "Rebel With A Vibe", 'Deliver Me', which taps the services of Mandinka. I've come across Mandinka's work a number of times over the years (probably most notably on a WICKED song he had with Skarra Mucci back in da day) but still know very little about the man. I should probably do something about that but until then, 'Deliver Me' is fantastic. It almost reaches a similar destination as 'Mind Over Matter' but arrives there in a far more spiritual vessel.

"Lord! Dem dutty heart and dem friendly smile

DEM BOY A FOES IN A FRIEND DISGUISE!"

Grrrr. For his part, the baritone voiced Mandinka casts anchor in the tune's second half which then begins to GLOW in its latter portions with an almost Dubbish type of an effect at times. I'd listened to this one several times before writing this review and I'll tell you - even though I'd held it a high esteem, 'Deliver Me' is even better than I initially thought. Also joining Lion D on "Rebel With A Vibe" and lending their talents is Mellow Mood, with whom I am a bit more familiar, also from out of Italy, who give a hand on 'Last Man'. 'Last Man' has an inherent flaw to it; there's something immediately wrong here: The song is just too damn short and what happens to it is that it almost ends abruptly and you're just... kind of really beginning to REALLY get into the vibes. For what it is, however, 'Last Man' is sublime. It's joyous and FUN and just a beautiful vibe for the soul... just wish there was more of it!

I could also go for a bit more of 'Pretend' if they wanted to make it but, with north of half a minute more body than 'Last Man', I'm relatively happy with what we get there. 'Pretend' is the second best track on "Rebel With A Vibe" in my opinion. It is absolutely outstanding. Coming through on some.... let's call it Conscious Dancehall, while the subject matter of 'Pretend' may be heavy (he's talking about dealing people and situations who may not be what they project themselves to be), the actual vibes are very LIGHT and pleasant. It is Lion D himself, however, who steals this show as he TORCHES this infectious vibe with a lyrical display and delivery which is somewhere beyond top notch for the full ride. 

 

"Man haffi stay alert, ah open up mi eyes wide

VAMPIRE DEM WALK OUT AFTER TWILIGHT

Inna dark, Jah Jah light still ah shine bright

Fadda guide and protect so mi alright, my Lord

Dem no waan si mi have mine

So dem ah fight mi, nah stop gimme hard time

MI AH SOCIALLY-DISTANCE MISELF FROM DI BADMIND

Stand alone like an island, alright"

"Likkle but mi tallawah 

Dem ah wonder how mi do it, mah ah lead, mi nuh follower

Some ah show dem true colour

Dem ah play hypocrite, dem deh ting mi get tired of

No respect nah no manner

Dutty heart just behave and ah smile fi di camera

Dem caan run dis ya marathon

Dem caan play mi like fool, mi move wise a Solomon"

"Nuff a dem no real, a gwan like dem a showman

Talk a bag a ting, dem a full up wid too much slogan

A Fadda God alone, a mi nuh fraid of no man

From mi a likkle pickney dem ah try fi diss di program"

Overall, we'll sit "Rebel With A Vibe" as EASILY one of the year's finest EPs thus far and not that the competition on that front has been tremendous in the first half of 2026 but I wouldn't be surprised if it took top honours at the end of the year as well. There's just something about Lion D's style that resonates with me and has from since I started listening to him There's a certain level of intellect and aptitude to his words so he gives you something to think about but, at the same time, he's very cognizant of the fact that he's making music and that it should be entertaining. Therefore the link between Lion D and Bizzarri has likely been one of the most effective and productive that I've come across in recent years. Sure... I'll take that next full album whenever it's ready but, until then, "Rebel With A Vibe" continues to demonstrate their winning ways that were established around here sixteen years ago. EXCELLENT.