6. Marzville, “Give It To Ya”

Marz Ville, who had the smash soca hit of 2016 with the archetypal bashment soca anthem “Bang Bim,” returned to groovy soca on this track on Supa Lynks’ Gummy Bear Riddim. “Give It To Ya” had a huge buzz for Crop Over 2017 but really took off Labor Day weekend in NYC, where it was a mainstay at fetes and on the road. Anywhere Marzville was performing, it was if he had a choir with him. 2017 was the year Marz, along with Jus D’s “9 (Na Na Ni),” brought the Groovy Soca crown back to Barbados. —  Paul Parris