The Black History Riddim – Maximum Sound

The Black History Riddim produced by Maximum Sound 2009

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 Riddim Tracklist:

1. Akejah Feat. Valid – Put Down The Guns
2. Ashaudi – Ease The Gun Thing
3. Dennis Makaca – My People Why
4. Flo G – Ghetto Life
5. Franchino – Mamma Love
6. Ipeeto – Days Like This
7. Jah Child – Upwards Ghetto Youths
8. Jah Medi – Kings Of Kings
9. Jah Weise – Smile For Me
10. K G 9 – In The Ghetto
11. Pslams Tafari – Look Into Yourself
12. Ras Kargil – Mamma Story
13. Sexy G – Ghetto People
14. Singing Bailey – War Inna Babylon
15. Teedeh Emmanuel – Wah Den Hear Bout
16. The Black History Riddim Version

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