100% Dynamite! NYC – Dancehall Reggae Meets Rap In New York City | Soul Jazz Records
From Kool Herc onwards, Jamaicans who grew up in New York City have played pivotal roles in the development of the city’s musical identity.
Hip-Hop, born by African-Americans in the Bronx, was always hot-wired to Jamaica and in the 1990s the two became inextricably joined when reggae met rap in New York City.
Jamaican dancehall artists were signed to big US contracts (Yellowman, Supercat, Capleton, Shabba Ranks, Shinehead, Red Foxx, Jamal-Ski, Mad Lion) and Brooklyn developed its own unique dancehall scene.
From Kool Herc onwards, Jamaicans who grew up in New York City have played pivotal roles in the development of the city’s musical identity.
Hip-Hop, born by African-Americans in the Bronx, was always hot-wired to Jamaica and in the 1990s the two became inextricably joined when reggae met rap in New York City.
Jamaican dancehall artists were signed to big US contracts (Yellowman, Supercat, Capleton, Shabba Ranks, Shinehead, Red Foxx, Jamal-Ski, Mad Lion) and Brooklyn developed its own unique dancehall scene.