Di Genius Reveals Why He Took A Hiatus From Dancehall || The Fix Podcast

In this podcast episode clip, Grammy winning producer Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor reveals why he took a hiatus from dancehall
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[@kmdunruly]

The best producer in the last 15 years from Jamaica This man is a legend!!

[@rushawncoldspring]

Yuh Mussi Nuh Know Don

[@kmdunruly]

@@rushawncoldspring Don a before dem man ya bro.

[@Jabou1]

@@rushawncoldspring Don has his moments, but this brother right here did it bigger than Don and if you don’t believe me, check on their work history and then judge it by yourself. Big up both of them still.

[@javierdavis696]

20 years

[@_Tenshan_]

Mi nuh care wah anybody say dah yute yah change dancehall music and will forever be one of the greatest producers outta Jamaica

[@ks-xe7gy]

And him humble too

[@damariwaite883]

Change howv

[@_Tenshan_]

@@damariwaite883 if you don't know maybe you're too young or me too old 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@marromorrison]

His name precedes him, the genius indeed, You had an era all to yourself sir, salute 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾.

[@jamesgraham9647]

This man rule the mid to late 2000s with his beats and changed the whole sound of dancehall. Di true Genius thanks for the classics.

[@ks-xe7gy]

Mi a tell yuh! Man great

[@inquisitive871]

Those types of beats are the reason why the music can't buss a foreign. People don't want to hear toy riddims that are Hip-hop ripoffs. Them want hear Reggae!!!!

[@jamesgraham9647]

@@inquisitive871 yes we do have a decline but producers like Stephen nuh responsible fi that. I don't know which world you live in but I'm talking about "Di Genius" here and if you have been following music you would have known that Di Genius is one of our biggest names in producing and he is also well respected overseas. The classic riddims weh Stephen produce is top notch suh go oneside wid ur nonsense. Both Mavado and vybz Kartel got a lot of momentum internationally from the beats that he made so before you talk gwaan go do your research. I guess you are watching billboard, BET and MTV and various other foreign media as means to measure the succes coming from his camp. Learn this, when a artist go international it don't just happen overnight firstly, you need a good management behind you that can get you record deals, market and promote your music properly, get you appearances with other acts whether here or overseas, get you interviews with some of the most popular radio stations and TV shows, schedule proper touring and bookings and all of that. You don't just get up today and become a superstar so don't make a hideous comment bout those are the beats that make people a foreign nuh wah hear di man dem its deeper than that. Thats crap...furthermore, there is both a market for traditional Reggae and Dancehall internationally so stop chat crap. Wether in the 80s,90s or 2000s, is not everyday you see a independent label artist just get up and tear up billboard apart from a one and two runaway songs that will slip through the cracks a few times each year.

[@inquisitive871]

@@jamesgraham9647 Listen, if it sounds good, it can make it out of Jamaica. Me nuh business bout management this, that, or the third.

[@renardopalmer9159]

Not nice

[@JuniorRodigan]

... what he said ... PLUS ....... by the end of 2013 ... Both STEPHEN and DON CORLEONIE had separated themselves from the rest of the Jamaican producers like Rvssian, Chimney, Cashflow etc ... Kartel was working almost exclusively with the likes of NOT NICE and ANJU BLAXX while Stephen and Don were flying out to work on major label projects like TONY SANTOS / MAVERICK / MAJOR LAZER etc .... Not only was it physically taking them away from their homes, but the MONEY was a guaranteed check PLUS royalties forever - since those songs get properly monitored for airplay, performance and appearances in TV/MOVIES etc .... When they produced their own music outta JA ... even the biggest hits by Kartel or Mavado were not making them (the producers) anywhere CLOSE to the money they would get for working on an album track of a major label act ..... They paid their dues, it was time to reap the rewards. Ps. STEPHEN is the producer of the song on John Legend's new album featuring KOFFEE.

[@DR1DL3Y]

Video starts at 2:11 Thank me later

[@thebrandomusicreviewshow1227]

😆😄

[@definatetv9537]

😂😂

[@SystemOverloadTV]

Thank you...You're the real MVP.

[@chrischung8999]

Bless

[@wesbank6640]

Blessed

[@SpadeSteppa]

Fix alone give us these exclusive interview 💯💯

[@rmak2950]

Long time I've been waiting on this one. Years now. Love how the fix getting into the deep dives with the people behind the artistes. Keep it up guys!!!

[@glencampbell6217]

blessed luv.. hope everybody is doing alright hope everybody is ok.. thank you for showcasing your your island.. it is so beautiful.. this is where i want to live.. i am convinced.. everything is so natural.. just as GOD intended.. please keep the content coming and continue to use your platform to promote your amazing country.. stay safe and stay strong.. more life.. be blessed..

[@SteamaTv]

Big up the genius 💯big up the fix💯

[@renajforbesceoofmobay9814]

Genius was voicing Kartel and Mavado while in High School mamba dat

[@kinghiggins5021]

Legendary producer

[@gravitytv4093]

Big up the fix 💪 mi deh yah

[@TheFixJA]

💪 💪 💪

[@rohanevertonsmith3976]

Di Genius haffi guh out de fi di real work - A suh di ting set - nuff respect

[@djfirekurly2155]

The hit maker 💥💥🎶🎵

[@djmac1352]

biggest interview nightly fix ago ever get

[@terrondewar429]

LEGEND

[@kinghiggins5021]

I understand

[@shawnwilliams6726]

Genius have nuff more potential to give us good rhythms...and hits...come out of retirement youth

[@moneykid6247]

Big up di genius 👊

[@shantyfrancis9606]

Intro long nf

[@iwillact]

I skip that shit! It EVERLASTING

[@1WordElement]

so the video a 7min 34sec and the intro a 2:20 plus the sting add a fi wah next 2minutes so this video is actually 3minuets dwl unu serious one video per question THEFIX smh.

[@TUFFdemup]

Here

[@florentenewilliams8493]

first it was naro holding down his head, now it's him saying "mmm" like Charlemagne

[@bryanharris2319]

Big up de genius riddims like cartoon, beehive advocate, after dark, catalog, dark again, dark shadow, darker shadow ect 💪🏾🇯🇲

[@tracksmanbeats1467]

You a list out the classics dem 👏👏👏, also memba ghetto whiskey and redbull & guinness dem riddim deh nuh normal.

[@bryanharris2319]

@@tracksmanbeats1467 true 💪🏾

[@441snipes]

@@tracksmanbeats1467 power cut riddim party time riddim boasy riddim and the list goes on. #DiGenius badddd producer...

[@tracksmanbeats1467]

@@441snipes yeah bredda dem one deh was bangers as well 💣💥

[@bryanharris2319]

@@441snipes daybreak day rave the man catalogue sell off

[@festgenius8083]

Di Genius make bad people Riddim, catalog Riddim, street swag Riddim, championship Riddim, winnings, pepper, wildlife, bad acid, iron belt, tenement yard, bassline

[@guidanceint]

Same ting: Dancehall dead from him time start... How much thousand dollar worth of sound equipment me have and just park it cause my dancehall weh used to loved turn into hip hop... Like you go party and hear American hip hop and then when dancehall start play ah di same rassclaatt hip hop sound yaw hear so the people dem just stand up ah boring. Why we haffi follow rass American sound fa... But that just my feeling still... But from what I see dancehall nah really buss in American like it used cause even foreign people know it sound boring to listen American hip hop, then haffi listen to Jamaican Fuckry hip hop... Bullshit. Excuse my French mi so vex with dancehall today. Soca sound better today cause it sound original. Fiwi music sound like other people shit now. Fuckry gwaan

[@inquisitive871]

Dat me ah say!!!! Them yutes nuh know Reggae music!!! Just because it mek a Jamaica, nuh mean it Dancehall. Call it whatever, but don't call it Dancehall because it's not. For a riddim to be Reggae, it has to contain the original elements of what makes a riddim a riddim. If there's no Skank, One Drop, snare, and the syncopated beat, then it's not a riddim. The Kelly brothers incorporated the orginal Reggae characteristics and transformed the sound. The following generation didn't. Them just build a whole bag a F'ry with Pro Tools and autotune. Tell me which Stephen beat is timeless? Which buss a foreign? Coxson Jammys Scorpio Steelie and Clevie Bobby Digital Kelly brothers Any riddim from these producers are immortal. They will move any crowd a people when played in open space.

[@suppn2tlkbout]

Why Ari so quiet?

[@JamInvictus876]

Truly enjoy the interviews but 2mins of intro in a 7mins video......

[@chrischung8999]

Music have to evolve

[@kedonbucchan]

Notnice will take him on a battle of riddims

[@WalkingW_]

And he would lose...respectfully

[@tracksmanbeats1467]

Notnice is a worthy challenge but genius is a next level beat maker bredda hands down ☝️

[@benja303]

Not nice say out of him own mouth that Di genius would win against him when he fix team interviewed him when the Frass vs not nice clash did ah gwan

[@demaromedley]

First