Meaning
In Jamaican studio culture, the act of recording a vocal — singing or deejaying — over an already-made instrumental 'riddim'. To 'voice a tune' or 'voice a dubplate' is to lay down your vocal on the track. Because one riddim carries many artists, 'voicing' is the everyday word for an artist getting on a rhythm at the studio.
Examples
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Di artiste a voice a tune pon di new riddim.
The artist is recording a vocal on the new riddim.
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Him go a studio fi voice a dubplate.
He went to the studio to record a dubplate.
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Nuff singer voice pon di same riddim.
Plenty of singers recorded on the same riddim.
Origin
From 'voice' as a verb in Jamaican recording practice, where many artists lay vocals over one shared riddim. See [[riddim]], [[dubplate]].
How it’s used
Recording a vocal over a pre-made riddim; 'voice a tune/dubplate'. Core studio slang. See [[riddim]], [[dubplate]], [[deejay]].