The 6 East rhythm is easily one of the best one-drop reggae projects to emerge on the reggae scene this year.

The standout song on the rhythm is Friends, a combination between long-time friends and colleagues Tony Curtis and Lukie D in which they discuss the true nature of friendship and all the factors that constitute true friendship.

The song is poetic and beautifully composed and arranged, however, it is the hook which makes the song a bona fide hit as they sing, "that's what real friends are for".

Villa Dutch shows great range and emotion as he impresses with Road Rocky, which sounds like the mantra of a concerned and dutiful father who is determined to provide financially for his children. Villa Dutch croons: "Although the road rocky and the hills dem steep ... mi affi look the food fi mek the children eat".

Mason has a truly melodic voice, and on 6 East, the title track, he sings a love song about how he met the love of his life in the 6 East community of Portmore, St Catherine. Mason, who was a resident of 5 West, always had a love for Portmore, and he pays tribute to the memories that shaped the man he is today.

Newcomer Beego Blood shows great promise with War Be Done in which he combines a singjay style with a commendable singing voice to make a creditable song that makes an appeal for peace and love - a plea made even more poignant by the fact that his brother, the popular deejay Captain Barkey, was violently cut down in a hail of bullets less than a year ago.

Japanese artiste Koddy shows great growth and maturity on Peace, which shows that reggae's universal message of love and peace translates seamlessly into every language. Here, with a hint of a Japanese accent, Koddy sings about a veritable utopia of peace, love, and equality - an ideal to which most human beings aspire.