WTF is Dancehall? The Insanely Influential Genre That Inspired Sampling, Hip Hop, Dubstep & More 

Yeah also tought it was rather mainstream but turns out not

Fr me from trinidad an meh watch dis video like wah yuh mean wtf is dancehall 🇹🇹❤💯🤣

Like how we find Rock weird and not normal

@@Zesser6ixx yh fr

Literally

@@BeatsbyCl1max Facts👌👌👌

Y'all old

Sorry to write this here, but this video, although is nicely edited, is full of wrong information. Dancehall never invented hip hop. Some of us already wrote trying to reach channel operator attention but seems like he don't care about giving misleading information... It's 2021, people need the true history, enough of myths please.

Great commentary. Hope to see more & hear more of these brilliant artists as they’re in a class of their own

@@BeatsbyCl1max Yes, dancehall and the Jamaican culture influenced Hip Hop and Rap at some point, but it doesn't invented it as this video is confirming, that's false. Check this song in the middle 40's and see it by yourself ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XNzKZ7lJRUc.html same style as Grand Master Flash and the furious five in ''the message''.

I feel the same. I've managed to convert a lot of my friends to dancehall though. I'm lucky as well that I live in the UK, where reggae and dancehall have a lot more influence. I feel for any US dancehall fan that doesn't live in new york. Shit must be so boring hahaha

As a rapper I have always loved hip hop.When I found reggae and dancehall it was like falling in love with my girlfriend's mamma. I could see where hip hop got all her beauty.

@@OscarSlapp Spot on comment, my brother.

Currently arguing with a few of my contemporaries, about the origins of Rap. We are all DJs and all in our 40s from the NYC area and half of them didn't know this. I told them it's because y'all never listened to Reggae it paid attention. It was in your face the whole time. Take Kool Her out the equation and think about most of the great lyricists of all times. They come from a Jamaican or West Indian background. Usually born in Jamaica or the West Indies

Absolutely agree with you

@@christhomas1904 Thomas A Jamaican's opinion means more than yours. He did a good job, someone else can make one for more modern Dancehall this is the ROOTS of Dancehall. Jamaicans and their descendants respect this because we understand it.

This is very inaccurate sir. U should look into it to see the real foundation of Ska and Toasting.

he's a clueless american who never listened to a dubplate in his life just spewing incorrect facts he read off internet...

Well i would say that UK underground club/rave culture is the root. And it was the mixing of different races that brought on music that everyone could get down to. Because, West Indian immigrants were hosting their own parties, playing West Indian music. White folk were doing their thing. In UK, they had taken on the hedonistic dance culture going on in Ibizia, which was a mixture of things happening at the time, from latin music, to Eurobeat, disco, and the emerging house and techno. They brought that over here into clubs. And you had this melting pot of music that would lead on to Acid House, and the rave scene. There were some black producers and djs already involved, but that had no West Indian influence into the music. Things really started changing when the Breakbeat was introduced. That spawned a whole new music, Hardcore, and it attracted the ears of new listeners. But, its that music, that was already beginning to sample music from lots of genres. What ever sounded good over the breakbeat, they sampled it. Soul, R&B, Jazz, Hip Hop, Pop, Ballads. You name it. And these creations were being done by producers of all races that were already involved in the rave scene. It began to attract black Uk producers and promoters from the black music scene, and that helped to increase the mixing of cultures. It's when Reggae and Ragga samples began to trend, that began the birth of the Jungle style, which was fully defined in 1994. This also really inspired mc'ing to increase. There always was mcs in raves, but they were just like hosts, giving a rhyme or two, but the main focus was keeping the hype up. It was this mc'ing in Jungle that evolved to spawn all that which followed, from Garage mc'ing, to Grime, to Drill. Of course, at the same time, influence is being take from US rap/hip hop. The evolution of this course of music, is the root for what is today. As is always in art and music. Some influence, some flavours, from Jamaica, were used at times, but there is so much more to it. I would say the breakbeat and house are the biggest and main component of the root of UK music. The mc'ing though, yes for sure, that would be from the Jamaican concept. Even though Rave/Hardcore did have a hype man on the mic. It was UK black youths taking up the mc'ing and borrowing from black music. So, we must differentiate influence from creation. Because UK created its own music. Drum and Bass for example is one of a kind and truly made here, and still going !!

Jamaica didn’t change shit in AMERICA. This video is full of shit. Hip hop created sampling and dancehall is a SPIN-OFF of hip hop. Not the other way around. And EVERYBODY KNOWS IT

@@HOODCLASSICTELEVISION dancehall is spin-off of HIP HOP??????😭😭😭😭

@@HOODCLASSICTELEVISION You’re real young young!

@@HOODCLASSICTELEVISION You are trolling bro lol. "Hip hop created sampling" - no just no lol. Samplers created sampling, Beatles were already using the Mellotron which is a preloaded sampler. Then another famous one is the Fairlight sampler which came out in 1979, that was a full sampler used by all the famous musicians from Kate Bush to Stevie Wonder. How the hell did Dancehall spin off from Hip Hop ? Explain that timeline of events lol.

That’s just not true.

Not true people need to look more im depth blacks in the U.S were rhyming an rapping for Years! We just called it duwap spoken word jazz an other

What?! lies

Not evolved, because you make reggae sound inferior to these other forms of music when it is not. On the other hand, they may have roots in our culture, but rap and dancehall don't have the same fathers as much as forefathers. Elements of dancehall, dub and reggae were incorporated in with the Duwap and other sounds of the African Americans and LatinX, giving us what we know today as Hip Hop. So it is less of a development and/or evolution and more of an addition of our flavour into the melting pot that is hip hop.

Some commenters dispute hip hop has roots in dancehall. Perhaps they are right.??? But Dancehall seems to have had an influence. Toasting and sound clashes seem to have influenced the hip hop battle rap scene which began in the USA in mid/late 1980s. In fact, a lot of hip hop seems too similar to Jamaican Dancehall to dismiss the theory that Dancehall influenced Hip Hip. That doesn't mean hip hip came exclusively from Dancehall, of course. BUt IMO dubstep & hip hop was influenced by the sounds of Jamaica

Every country I’ve ever traveled to had Bob Marley and reggae playing somewhere. Bob and Coca Cola are truly in every corner of the world.

Damn straight.

@@christhomas1904 I understand your point, but I think that it works as a nice introduction point to give a historical overview and a look at how the genre developed and some of its characteristics, for people who know *nothing* about it.

@@christhomas1904 Are you even Jamaican? I think he did a good job. This explains the ROOTS of Dancehall. It doesn't matter if it doesn't sound the same as today's music.

@@christhomas1904 I can agree with you that the title is misleading but I think it's very important to touch on the roots. All people think of is Shabba Ranks, Super Cat, Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel, Mavado when they think of Dancehall. There's more but I don't wanna name them all. Today's Dancehall is very slack and has become very mainstream. I think a different video should be done on how Dancehall advanced.

That's incredible! Did you grow up in Kingston, or just your family? How did your grandma know Yellowman?

InI bet that was IRIE!

Maybe you can make a video some day sharing stories and information you may know. I'd truly be interested as supportive. Nuff raspekt!

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I was like, "oh shit it's that Kanye song"

@Landup Skydown - he did. And it's the same one that it's sampled on löl

@@gwen_gets_got The difference is, “bam bam” has been a staple around the world for 30 years and has been in movie soundtracks, tv shows, and pop culture in Africa, America, South America, etc etc. Kanye’s song was popular for a group of millennials for a few years, and will be completely forgotten in a few years, if it hasn’t been already. Also, Kanye doesn’t really “write” music, does he? He gets singers and hook writers to write melodic singing parts for him, and he has a whole collection of producers who do his music, headed by Mike Dean. So, basically, he writes rap lyrics and used to sample songs that were already popular and hits beforehand? Not impressed.

@@79Glitch - You're misunderstanding the vast majority of Kanye's music. Listen to The College Dropout; Kanye's first album, and I'm sure you will change your opinion. It's completely self produced, and every verse he performs he wrote. New Kanye is best when he's bringing several artists from different genres into one piece, making them all coexist in a grand, explosive way. Kanye's music will not be forgotten in the next few decades, and I'm sure people centuries from now will look back on it as an ancient treasure.

And how reggaeton ended up influencing dancehall in the 2000s. It went full circle.

@@ThatFilmisGnarly I think Move Your Body by Nina Sky might have been an example but I can't really think of any others of clear influence over the dancehall sound. Recently there was Samantha J - Tight Up Skirt which sampled Red Rat, very clear cut reggaeton. Do you have any other examples from the 2000s we can check out?

Tight up skirt is not from reggae ton but sampled from a earlier dancehall sone that's even in the intro. Hey you girl Ina the tight up skirt

@@NativeNomads10 that's what I said 🥴 I even mentioned the artist - his name was Red Rat. Tight Up Skirt by Samantha J definitely has a distinct reggaeton sound. Again, dancehall influenced reggaeton then reggaeton influenced dancehall (to a lesser extent)

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Yeah...pass that too...along with the kutchie.

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"Just got paaaaid and I got a little money to burn!"

@@Animaniacs11 hi

Riddim huh...?

@@andrewmcdonald5275 huh?

Like Notch "Nuttin nuh guh suh" on buy out riddim. Mi grew up with dat music too! Nuff respect

Bear money man a mek 🤣🤣🤣

Like James Browns music?

they didn't really profit they were more interested in the music

There are no copyrights on a riddim (or rhythm)

Back in the days the didn’t make much money from it. They do it just because they love music and it put food on the table.

Hell yea! I love Garnett Silk, and them clashes. Ninja Man undefeated

4 sound clash ina one big lawn

Soundclash and sound systems please. Wanna hear bout stur Mars and them sounds.

I would totally love a vide on this

Don't forget the dancers and dancehall Queens.

Dude is probably just discovering black music. American music nerds used to be kinda racist, a bunch of people who used to it listen to "rock" are just now discovering reggae/hip hop culture.

White folk don’t know what culture is that’s why

@@ThatFilmisGnarly lol for real. It's nice to see tho and it makes me even more proud of my heritage 🇯🇲

Better late than never. Used to party to it in the 80's in uk, Brighton's blues parties. Illegal 90% of the time. Blacks & whites all together with virtually no grief.

Triple6 shit up. I used to party to this in my teens in uk in the 80's.

Me too :)

Nahh selectaa is dancehall not reggae know the difference

And its obviously because the DJ "Selects" the records he will play. Also, "Pull up Pull up Selecta" means pause/stop the music ("Pull up the needle")

@@Lifestylewithjada yes, m'bredda

It's the DJ

Yes, I!

Yes he is. Well said!👏

The GOAT

damn. check that view count now

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@@7firestonesmusic744 classic rock from 1970s Zambia

I I believe you had a whole “riddim”.

I agree. I enjoyed this video, but there's much more to the story of dancehall between the history and evolution of it, what it came later and where it is today. Hope there's a part 2 and even a 3 coming of this story.

The best, & late 80s

That was already hip hop.

True thing

I second that

Pick a Sound!

Yes boss the youngers should listen to the likes of Saxon , Java nuclear ,young lion , volcano express ,jamdown rockers ect 👍

well said

I've met several female marathon runners who have had every possible cancer you've ever heard of. Being in good shape via running their entire life is why they are still alive after all they've been through. It's the same with Yellow Man. Tell your dad to hit the track and hiking trails.

Detta är så intressant… tror inte att detta var en grej i Sverige alls?? Undrar varför. Kanske är ni bättre på denna typ av alternativkultur i Danmark

HELP😭😭😭 he was mad asf that he couldn’t get him a black girl 😭😭😭😭

Sounds like a cool dad

That was my dad.

I do the same best music to Start Or end a day

My dad DJ'd for his college's reggae radio station and had an insane collection of shit to wake me up with to clean house to 😤 not just limited to dancehall, anything with enough bass to shake me out of bed 😐 One morning, he put house music on and for the first time I wondered if my dad might have been cool at some point

We're not. In my city (Leeds, UK), there's a very healthy cross-pollination between the Dubstep/DnB scenes and the Dub, Reggae and Dancehall scenes. Many of the events, promoters, DJs etc. showcase and champion the genres side-by-side. We're in a constant process of educating each other.

@@padawansound6423 Well said. Check out the events I run on insta @singularity.uk and my label @demolitionsquadron I’m sure you’ll rate the content !

I'll bet money that they're American ☠️😂

@@5XWAZM Yes, you're absolutely right, and it's embarrassing!

@@vexathebassinjector Ok, I'll go now, thanks! ...Oh crap, couldn't go there for some reason. I don't do social media, but I can still google and YT.

Hardly doubt it. Hip hop is not rooted in Dance hall. Just because Herc immigrated from Jamaica does not mean Hip hop comes from that. Clearly it's rooted in Disco, Funk, Jazz, weren't these what Herc played and used to help develop the break beat? Watch this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LBKeDBr2M3U.html

@@odemata87 Jamaican soundsystems influenced early hip hop block parties due to immigrants like Herc. Herc initially played some reggae/dancehall at his earliest parties but stopped because people preferred American music like James Brown. I would say there is definitely a connection.

You must understand that around that time a lot of similar thing were being done at the same time. There's a documentry on youtube that goes into it but I forgot about the name. Of course his experience with Dancehall-Reggae influenced him in his Dejaying, but that doesn't translate as to Dancehall-Reggae being a precursor to Hip Hop. Look at what was going on with disco a the time and what the dj were doing as well the technical innovations they laid out. Also by Hercs own account he dispels a lot of this. If he couldn't play Reggae at these block parties with his setup then why would people imitate him now of course years later where you had a lot of crossing over yes both genres influenced one another

@@odemata87 toasting or emceeing wasn't being done tho. Its a fact, Dancehall is certainly not the sole inspiration of Hip Hop otherwise it would sound the same. Hip Hop got introduced to more cultures, dialects, people and music forms. Dancehall itself is heavily influenced by international music and the problem is people with your mindset who refuse to acknowledge it.

@@khalildewar2950 you do realize what help influence the toasting? Again then reggae took much inspiration from american funk, soul as well jazz from. Just look at the countless number of covers done to reggae. So with that it stands to reason they were inspired by the then radios dj who were doing toast like boasting over their records, also what you think the djs were doing at funk, and disco, soul parties just sitting on the mic and not engaging the crowd? Again a lot of similar things were being done during such time but you can't deny were reggae has its roots and quite possibly its inspiration for toasting which also heavily influenced rap music as opposed to reggae influencing the act of rapping just because a Jamaican immigrant. That preposterous! Have better respect for the great music called reggae and the various music genres it fused and help inspire like DnB/Jungle, Dub, UK Grime etc

I'm sorry for him. He's been through a lot, but came through. He's a survivor and a musical legend.

It's sad, but he used that pain to become one of the biggest artists in the world. Dude is a living example of why you shouldn't feel sorry for one's self.

STALAG 17 ROOTS

More like big ups

@Deadly Vibez Noted. But I’m not American

He's one of the best on RU-vid for this sorta stuff!

Americans are more spread out, and more segregated than their UK counterparts (geography and racial history/tension play a huge roll in this.)

Facts

Favorite reggae artist

What Is the unknown song?

@@Algomatartrading what song?

@@Algomatartrading tell me what part in the video so I can help you out

The mixing desk is in the emp in seattle

Which was basically a cover of 'Pass the Kouchie' by the Mighty Diamonds...they just changed the words to make it about sharing a cooking pot rather than a spliff... And borrowed some lyrics from U-Roy for the intro, and from U-Brown's "Gimme The Music"... The re-created the rhythm themselves, though, rather than use the actual Full Up...

@@raphaelmann well I knew about Pass the Kouchie, I mean they were kids they had to change the lyrics. But I didn't know about everything else that came before, I just think it's really cool!

@@ediecote1466 also because they knew they wouldn't get radio play unless they changed the lyrics. They got themselves a much bigger hit than any other dancehall style artists around that time, by making themselves radio-friendly...and of course they got attention because they were kids... But yeah, it was a very vibrant and creative scene in Jamaica that gave birth to that sound. So much amazing music.

Used to be a dope reggae club around Wrigley Field called “The Wild Hare”. Don’t know if it still exists

Do you have an instagram or any video links of you mixing? Id love to learn more 👍 @harrisonslinger on insta

@@harrisonslinger yesssir @selectoralibaba

@@galedribble9535 yeah it still exists but they moved to Lincoln Park after the Wrigleyville location closed down.

I got the sense that it's much more popular in the UK than in the US, and that's interesting that 'riddim' actually worked its way into the general vocabulary there. I swear not a single friend I showed this to had ever heard of riddims or dubplates... well, except one guy who grew up in Florida. And hell yeah. Very into early blues history -- Robert Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson. Also, of course, electric blues like Howlin' Wolf, which hits pretty close to home.

@@Bandsplaining Thanks for taking the time to reply man! Love your channel

This spawned UK “Jungle,” right?

@@user-vm6oz6wt5g yea man drum and bass mixed with reggae ragga dancehall etc turns to jungle, again jungle or being a "Junglist" is a Cultural influence also

@@user-vm6oz6wt5g Yea, I couldn't think of another other than funkyhouse off the top of my head, but that's right