Dancehall

Reggae is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. It is known for the heavy and strong emphasis on the bass within the background beat. Reggae was perceived as a kind of music used to express feelings about the social, political, and economic hardships in Jamaica during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was performed by musicians from black ghettos who used unhurried beats to make a style of music of their own. Reggae became an important part of the lifestyle of many

The famous singer and rapper extraordinaire Aubrey Drake Graham born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario to a country musician father and a mother who worked as an English teacher and as a florist. Drake grew up with his mother in two very different neighborhoods in Toronto first he lived on Weston Road in the city's working-class west end then moved to one of the more affluent neighborhoods in the city, Forest Hill. Drake first came into the public eye when starred on the teen drama television

Critical Analysis of ‘I’ve got your man’ by Lady Saw Dancehall is a genre of music that developed in the late 1970s in Jamaica with certain influences from Reggae music. It gained popularity in Jamaica in the 1980s and 1990s and has continued to be dominant in Caribbean societies. Although Dancehall was a male dominated genre at that period, Marion ‘Lady Saw’ Hall is one of the most influential artistes and is very diverse in terms of her style of dancehall and lyrical content. She collaborated with the

the slack (the term used for extremely explicit sexual lyrics and performances). Most of her songs are heavily influenced by dancehall music and it reflects some of the major issues that are prevalent in the Jamaicans’ society today. Dancehall Music is popular type of music that originated in the late 1970s, as a result of varying political and socio-economic factors. Dancehall music was heavily influenced by the Rastafarian culture and it is characterized as a deejay singing and

dem crew… it’s like/ Boom bye bye, in a batty boy head, rude boy nah promote no nasty man, them hafi dead." The average member of the reggae dancehall culture knows the message that this song is sending to its listeners. However, without a translation these lyrics do not mean a thing to someone who is not familiar with this culture and the vocabulary of dancehall artists. Translated the lyrics read: "The world is in trouble/When Buju Banton arrives/Faggots have to run/Or get a bullet in the head /Bang-bang

Discontent Expressed through Blues, Jazz, Reggae, and Hip-hop In cultures all over the world, music can be seen encompassing many aspects of life for many individuals. It is a form of mass communication that"speaks directly to society as a cultural form", and often reflects a collection and pattern of personal experiences (King 19). Music is so influential because it communicates on three different levels: the physical, emotional, and cognitive. Not only does it operate in a nondiscursive way, by

[Intro: Baka Not Nice] Murda on the beat so it's not nice [Chorus] For this life, I cannot change (change) Hidden Hills, deep off in the main (main) M&M's, sweet like candy cane (cane) Drop the top, pop it, let it bang (pop it, pop it) For this life, I cannot change Hidden Hills, deep off in the main M&M's, sweet like candy cane Drop the top, pop it, let it bang (pop it, pop it) [Verse 1] Drop the top, play hide and seek (yeah) Jump inside, jump straight to the league (league) Take a sip, feel

in Jamaica is dancehall music. It began in the late 1970s and has now impacted all different types of musical genres worldwide. Initially Dancehall was a sparser version of Reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. Dancehall music is by far the most popular music in Jamaica and has been for quite some time. Though there are a wide variety

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I grew up in a rural parish in Jamaica, called Effort. However, I lived in Kingston with my mother and went to school there. I was fortunate to live a life of complete freedom, having access to safe environments and a safe home. I have grown to love and appreciate my life in both my home and school environment especially because I am constantly aware that there are young people my age who grow up in environments, like Rema, Waterhouse, or Tivoli Gardens in Western Kingston who live in constant fear