Big Up Riddim (2004) – Taxi Records

Six cuts and a tight cast give Big Up Riddim that early-2000s Taxi feel straight away: no dead weight, just Bounty Killer, Lady Saw, Wayne Marshall, Lexxus and the rest working over a sharp, no-nonsense groove. Bounty’s “No More Suffering” brings the heavyweight warning-shot energy you’d expect, while Lady Saw’s “Messed Up” pushes the riddim into cheekier, more confrontational territory; Wayne Marshall’s “Big Up” is the one that leans hardest into the title’s feel-good shout-out vibe. Taxi Records had already built its reputation on slick, bass-led productions by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, and this 2004 set fits neatly into that run, with voices that are big enough to carry the rhythm but disciplined enough not to overcrowd it.