Reggae is on the Rise (Update)
Forget about Reggae/Dancehall being on the rise in America. It seems like this new trend in urban music is already here. So good riddins "neo soul" wannabees and Southern rap flavored dummies. Your local A&R is probably now looking to break an act that has at least some Carribean influence in it.
Peep the proof:
The latest cover of Vibe magazine has Sean Paul's face all over it, and features a pretty lengthy article about Dancehall's currently platinum top shotta. See?
And Baz Dreisinger of the Village Voice (the same guy who wrote about hip-hop changing pop culture) mentions the influence Reggae is having on hip-hop/R&B, including Beyonce wearing a red, green and black wrist band during one of her videos.
So the chatting and riddims are here...again. I think that hip-hop may just be able to break down the language barrier and present a mixed form of Reggae the average buyer can relate to. Really, that's for better or for worse.
** Thank-you Eric, Micheal, and Lynne for the helpful comments on the original post.
November 3, 2003 in Commentary | Link Me | Related Searches | Related Music
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Hopefully Sean getting the cover won't be a curse. That happens a lot in the stock market. As soon as a stock, or investing idea/theme starts to get magazine covers the trend is at its peak and ready to fade. :-)
Posted by: Michael at Nov 3, 2003 3:33:14 PM
I can only fking HOPE that being on the cover of the Sauce will destroy Sean Paul. I'm certainly not against the trend, but for this guy to be its flagbearer is an atrocity like Rwanda. I'm sure he's only working so hard because he knows that as soon as he has to go back to kingston, Capleton'll be waiting to kick his half-stepping teeth in.
Posted by: David at Nov 3, 2003 8:52:30 PM
I can only fking HOPE that being on the cover of the Sauce will destroy Sean Paul. I'm certainly not against the trend, but for this guy to be its flagbearer is an atrocity like Rwanda. I'm sure he's only working so hard because he knows that as soon as he has to go back to kingston, Capleton'll be waiting to kick his half-stepping teeth in.
Posted by: David at Nov 3, 2003 8:52:30 PM
I've not been paying so much attention to the relationships between Reggae and Hip Hop music. I'm interested in your post.
Posted by: bob marley posters at Jan 26, 2004 8:51:56 AM
I think Sean Paul being on the cover is a good thing..It's about time since reggae/dancehall has influenced hip hop so much since birth, it's a match made in heaven. I enjoy it. Now black people and others the world over can have 2 of the strongest influencing music in the world working together. Paul has a catchy voice, hopefully he will quit sitting around and put out a few more multi-platnium albums so we can all dance to some more good music!!
Posted by: john brown at Jun 13, 2004 3:20:58 PM
