Fowl Fight Riddim – Maximum Sound

Produced by Maximum Sound in 2005, Fowl Fight Riddim is a dancehall set that pairs a gritty, mid-2000s bounce with a strong lineup of voicings from Anthony B, Bounty Killer, Da’ville, Elephant Man, Red Rat, and Ward 21. The cut most people remember is Elephant Man’s Hot Sex, while Bounty Killer’s Tired Of Di Pain and Anthony B’s Start It Now bring two very different but equally sharp angles to the rhythm. Maximum Sound’s Frenchie and Richard Browne were behind the production, and the riddim also turns up in the Greensleeves-era catalogue, which fits the project’s place in that era of polished but heavy dancehall.