The Black History Riddim produced by Maximum Sound 2009
The Black History Release Details
- Riddim year: 2009
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 16
- Unique artists on riddim: 17
- Production credits: Maximum Sound
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2009 Riddims List · 2009 Reggae Riddims
Maximum Sound usually turns out rugged roots and militant dancehall, but The Black History Riddim leans hard into conscious reggae with a classroom-quiet seriousness that suits the title. The 2009 set runs 16 tracks deep, and the early stretch makes its intention plain: Akejah and Valid’s “Put Down The Guns, ” Ashaudi’s “Ease The Gun Thing, ” and Dennis Makaca’s “My People Why” set a firm anti-violence tone before the riddim opens out into songs like Flo G’s “Ghetto Life” and Singing Bailey’s “War Inna Babylon. ” The names are drawn from a broad corner of the scene, with voices like Jah Child, Jah Medi, and Pslams Tafari giving the project a proper roots backbone. The sequencing feels deliberate, almost like a statement in chapters, ending with a version cut that leaves the riddim itself hanging in the air after all that message work.
The Black History Tracklist:
- Akejah Feat. Valid – Put Down The Guns
- Ashaudi – Ease The Gun Thing
- Dennis Makaca – My People Why
- Flo G – Ghetto Life
- Franchino – Mamma Love
- Ipeeto – Days Like This
- Jah Child – Upwards Ghetto Youths
- Jah Medi – Kings Of Kings
- Jah Weise – Smile For Me
- K G 9 – In The Ghetto
- Pslams Tafari – Look Into Yourself
- Ras Kargil – Mamma Story
- Sexy G – Ghetto People
- Singing Bailey – War Inna Babylon
- Teedeh Emmanuel – Wah Den Hear Bout
- The Black History Riddim Version
