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A key case is Bounty Killer who, as a young artiste was given a truck to voice dub plates until he felt like stopping. The sound system industry, which is rooted in clashing, developed in Jamaica in the 1950s after World War II, and gradually rose to prominence.Īrtistes such as Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Capleton and Lieutenant Stitchie are among the top dubplate specialists in Jamaica and have been highly sought after over the years for dubs, which are re-recorded versions of their original songs, interpolated for play in a sound clash, and which mentions the names of the sound system, while criticizing, jeering and oftentimes berating the opposing sound systems owners and selectors.ĭubplates, also known as “specials”, have made many artists earn a lot of money from off their craft, even more than they collect off of royalties from their original songs. He had also said that his popularity had grown quickly courtesy of dubplates and specials from the Jamaican stars with whom he formed friendships. Last year, Khaled had said that in the early days of his career as a DJ, he would travel between Miami and Kingston to observe Jamaica’s soundclash culture and that this, gave him the impetus “to evolve from a teenage bedroom-turntablist to a popular Miami radio DJ”, who would play Rap and Dancehall mixes. Bounty Killer, as well as his compatriots Sizzla, Buju and Capleton had supplied him with dubplates and gave him guidance back then.
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The We The Best producer’s association with Reggae and Dancehall back in the 1990s, when he often visited Jamaica to play at events, particularly the Fully Loaded, Reloaded and Overloaded series of beach parties organized by Solid Agency.
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When Shane O’s released the visuals for Dark Room, it was hailed as “a breath of fresh air” by Dancehall fans, who lamented that they have become exasperated with the monotonous, unmelodious and bellicose lyrical content which have characterized the majority of Trap songs being recorded in the island.ĭark Room which was recorded last year, was released in March this year and was hailed by fans as another classic by Shane O, which was proof that Trap does not have to be centered on violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles, such as lotto-scamming and witchcraft.Īs for Khaled, the Palestinian-American has stated long ago that Bounty Killer played an instrumental role in his music career, as he was enthusiastically supported by the Gun Ready artist in the early days of his career, while doing shows regularly in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital.