October 7th, 2009
News Story On The Banning Of Graphic Dancehall Lyrics In Jamaica
Correspondent Lisa Biagiotti, producer Micah Fink and director of photography Gabrielle Weiss examine the public debate that erupted earlier this year when graphic Dancehall music lyrics and images were banned from Jamaica’s airwaves. The public responses reveal the legacy of two Jamaica’s dating back to the country’s slave history.
Thoughts on banning explicit Dancehall music? They say some crazy things but American’s usually don’t even know what there saying, but in Jamaica it’s a different story obviously.
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October 7th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
heard about this during the summer…It’s good for it’s purpose and it’s going to be tough but if they can have it where you have its edited on radio and expletive on CD then it’s fine.
October 7th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
The damn music isnt what is killing jamaica, the drugs and crime is what is killing jamaica. The lack of jobs is what is killing jamaica. The corrupt fucked up government is killing jamaica. Ever year i go back home it gets worse and worse. Music is not at fault here, tell di rass govament fi suck dem muma.
October 7th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
its the drugs that is killing jah island but dancehall music is a product of kids high on drugs
its bringing morality down down fast.
October 7th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
All I care about is shorty grindin on me. I dont care bout lyrics son lol
October 7th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
yea they do have a interestin name for their stuff…. fun? and uncivilized, i cant believe people publish this derogatory stuff.
October 7th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Dancehall music comes from the ghettos of Jamaica and that’s how they talk when it comes to sex and crimes are very common so what do you expect the lyrics to sound like? You can’t blame the music for crimes and sexual acts.´
At the end of the day…..The music is just a reflexion of society.
October 7th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
when i post on this “BLOG” it says awaiting moderation.. wtf? me an active member of this community.. i wanna see it my way.. and you wanna see it your way.. google this… its all the same shit here in the states though… i wish this had the characteristics of a forum so i cud send noelle a message
October 7th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
i like sex and have not accoplished anything in life.
October 7th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
The problem is simply this. Dancehall which was once taboo and the music of ghetto people has now become mainstream. Explicit lyrics or slackness has always been a part of the culture and music. The problem is now that dancehall is being played on mainstream jamaican radio, i.e. when a mother and her child are taking the bus home from work/school, they are now subject to hearing songs like “I can’t stop fucking you”.
This is where the problem lies. This type of music should be listened to by anyone who wants to listen to it in a designated venue. But to thrust this explicit content on people who don’t care for it is unfair and thus the ban. Factor in the low sound quality of music production today that makes up most of this music and you lose the moderate people that may not care for the lyrics but like the beat/melody, etc. All of these factors add up to why explicit Dancehall music is now banned from mainstream radio.
Ona may argue about class issues; however, they miss the point as a very large swath of ‘Uptown’ people also enjoy this type of music and don’t want to see it banned either.
October 7th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
this is ridiculous, the music has nothing to do with what goes on down here. Music is based off of what people go through and what is in our environment and the music was always edited on the radio, what they were actually planning on doing is removing music with a secular or violent message wether edited or not.
What they are really doing is using the music as a way to shadow what the real problem is. Me no wah hear nobody say is di drugs people down here have been smoking weed forever…and people dont indulge in much other drugs down very few do. The fact that people dont have any jobs and its becoming hard to survive is the reason why the violence is increasing. I’ts the same politicians anyways that give the ghetto ute dem the guns most of the times. Low out di music a di one ting weh mek di ute dem hold a vibes….my 2 cents
October 7th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Ricky Blaze how u so lie bout people hear i cant stop fucking you on di road yaaa ediat my ute? djs have been fired for playing music with explicit lyrics on more than one occasion. Music on radio airwaves are always edited i not going lie dancehall music is graphic but its not the fuel for violence
October 7th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
i make her punani burn her
October 7th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
lol @ that nigga who wants to holla at noelle!
noelle waddup!!! lol
October 7th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Nothing!!
October 7th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
but im a man
October 7th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
OH BOY!!!
That is all I have to say.
(Giggling)
October 7th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
if its any real jamaicans in here, tell us how u feel when anytime music is playing, young ppl dont dance, they have simulated sex. i been to many bashments and got madd dubbs on madd hoes. but honestly when i see shit on video and internet the way these muthafuckas dance aint dancing, i seen bitches pull out the titties and let lil 6, 7yr old kids grab them and suck them and dry hump them in street party while the sun is rising.
i’m not blaming the music, the whole culture is fucked up, why is all yall dancing centered around simulated sex moves???
but then again, simulated sex wit bitches is wayyyyy better than when i see niggas pushing bitches away so they can dance in a group wit each other, thats the worst.
solve one problem at a time, yall niggas be wildin thats sum gay ass shit dogs
October 7th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
i dissagree
people hav the right to listen to w/e they want to listen to
duty style dancehall songs should simply be treated as any other adult product, such as alcohol, tobaco, or porn
it should simply have parental advisory stickers
and age requirements
they shouldnt ban the shit
just sensor it for the people who too young to hear that type of shit
but they reall idiots
banning the shit aint gon stop people from playing it
and it aint gon change nobody self respect/ morality
and it definitly aint gon decrease crime ..lolz
October 8th, 2009 at 1:10 am
I’m a jamaican, i lived there for 12 years. ive been living in tdot the last 8 years.
THIS VIDEO HAD ME ROFL!!
jamaica is the most dramatic country on planet earth. island of jamaica population = 3 million but somehow always manage to make the news. besides a very high homicide rate the island is not nearly as ghetto as the 1 screenshot w/ the zinc fences made it seem (kinda got me mad!).
ALSO, I DONT BELIEVE ROMPING SHOP IS THAT BAD. there are more vulgur (spellcheck?) songs on the radio even here in toronto where they are not allowed to play any anti battyman music.
out of many, one ppl
October 8th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Lmao im a kingston, U 2??!!?
October 8th, 2009 at 3:09 am
What a loser..Na, lol
October 8th, 2009 at 3:44 am
When did 2cents become so damn common? as for the topic though… f the government and F radio wit a sik dic!
October 8th, 2009 at 4:07 am
im jamaican and i know many dancehall artists who also are against the slackness but its all in fun and it takes peoples minds off there difficult realities that there are not many jobs and times are hard right now..so let them hhave there fun…in the “dancehall” So low di people dem and what mainstream radio gotta do is just not play certain songs…new file…edit…close