Shenseea's 'Lick' Criticisms Too Harsh? || The Fix Podcast

In this podcast clip, Naro, Javi and Renzi discuss the negative criticisms of Shenseea's 'Lick' collab with Meg Thee Stallion
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[@toppzillatv]

Reason why me rate Sean Paul is because dude always a keep him ting authentic pretty much 80% of the time..

[@dream_77707]

He doesn’t even use these “freaky” crap fi mek a impact internationally..some batta head grade 2 artiste affi act like hoes and poison young kids mind…just to get a check , shouldn’t have a child if yah act like tramp.

[@cruzanassassin]

Let's normalize saying a song isn't good... Shenseea has one of the largest dancehall fanbases and even us fans were saying it isn't good... So now we are haters? That's a silly mentality...

[@123kjaah]

Her fan base on social media aside. The caliber of music she did in the past as be great for the most part but this song is mediocre. This is a cookie cutter song try to fit in the space of the market but she should remember that 99.99 of song that come out Jamaica and hit globally are strong dancehall songs. Main stream people who know nothing about music will hype this song...

[@trishancampbell8034]

@@123kjaah facts... Well said

[@teri_p]

THANK YOU

[@kyngnick8723]

It's Trash and a just the truth. Shenseea water dung har self when we all know she coulda do betta. If a Spice did drop this we woulda a beat har bad.

[@Trav_W]

Freal enuh

[@mandorrbossarc529]

True

[@aanyamallick7747]

I don't give a damn weh Shenseea a seh boh she neva mek it fi we, and even di people dem she mek it fa na feel di song. I commented on another video and a reply to my comment said this and and couldn't agree more . . . "Soca and dancehall have yet to be a known genre in first world countries and it's because we haven't had much representation that stick to the program and stick mainstream on a consistent basis. What I noticed about reggae and Afrobeat artists are they stick to it and because of that they have successfully created a genre. I know it's her life but, she has the ability to bring awareness to a culture that is used constantly and never rewarded."

[@garybrown4889]

Bredrine, you are absolutely right. She is talented but this was a mediocre song with pathetic visuals. The beat however was straight fire. It seems like they have very little understanding of the market they're trying to break into. Americans LOVE our authentic Jamaican-ness with a little Hip Hop flavor. That applies to both our sound, and our look. Who the hell approved that outfit? I think that her current management team lacks the depth required to take her to the next level. Young lady, hire consultants to augment your team. Loyalty only guarantees service, but expertise is what will get you results. You need to understand the value of euphemisms and being cleverly suggestive. It's dangerous to try and copy a culture you don't fully understand, you run the risk of coming across as a cheap knockoff. Go back to the drawing board and take your time. Instead of getting offended by the negative commentary, use it as a resource to understand what not-to-do next time.

[@BIGGADANMEDIA]

Her artiste manager is quite able to take her there but the thing is we have to understand we seem to expect to like everything an artiste does ,this song is not meant for hardcore dancehall people, now I may not like the words and meanings of the song but it's her choice

[@jcanbrownboy]

Kinda wish she would push "you're the one I love". That song is so much better

[@KINGDOMDAUGHTER]

We have to STOP APPLAUD SLACKNESS and selling soul for notoriety in the USA market. Many radio stations are and will not play this song....

[@okay7154]

Song lame af! She’s trying to bribe people into listening that crap 💩! P.s the subject matter is fine

[@rajayscott7]

😂😂 with her 20k

[@jer-zsouthsidaz6520]

Naro your so right about everything you said. Shensea should do a good song to overcome this garbage. Now she pon IG a give away money to lick challenge . A worsnt the situation that song was the worst song she ever do

[@Franowayne]

She should've put her on Meg on Dolly

[@valo2590]

Talk truth...the song is utter rubbish. There is nothing about the song that caused me to even listen to the end. Mediocre work from Mediocre minds for Mediocre people

[@trishancampbell8034]

I remember when people use to say the same about I-shawna song

[@affluentj4992]

Its called CONTROVERSY PROMOTION!!!!!

[@Trav_W]

This new girl is the perfect Ari role player 😵‍💫😵‍💫 Ps. I never liked “Blessed” & I still don’t 😕

[@killaswing1000]

Live overseas, around black girls that know Shensea but mostly follow rap. With that being said she think Shensea is trying to hard but will support it cause a meg and it's a black woman. She's around me hear alot of Jamaicans talking she said it didn't even sound dancehall.

[@investorlifestylejamaica]

If anyone was to watch Angie Martinez Power 105 fm interview in the US. She is telling Sheensea indirectly to stick to the Jamaican sound. When Shen was saying she is trying not to sound that way. The market wants unique overseas just like Foods from Jamaica. We cannot comptete in quanitity however uniqueness, Jamaica quality and flavour example Scotch Bonnet, Pimento and Ginger is the unique Jamaican flavour. She has the big budget just keep the Ja sound. Wish her the best with the new experiment. I was overseas at school and pull out a bag of Ginger biscuits from yard and the entire class went crazy and beg out the whole biscuit.

[@PreeWii]

Better Shenseea no come back ah Jamaica

[@Diiverse]

I feel they are doing promo in reverse... They wanted people to talk about her and they definitely are. She's in the conversation and they just want her name out there. I Don't know if this is going to work but we shall see. Maybe the hit is on the album.

[@sagittariusking3001]

Dat why dem no like you naro str888 fact💯💯💯

[@mythoughtstv2712]

Bcoz he talk str8 facts

[@banks2435]

It came and it went.

[@SatisfactionSC]

Naro right. This single should had been harder. This collab is not with a donkey or mule, it's with a stallion! so she needs to come harder. Especially releaseing a date for the album.

[@sshaw1015]

It should have been like her 3rd song, not the lead one. We expected more because we know her talent. The good thing about it, is that we know that she has the skills, so this mishap can be forgotten with the next two singles that drop and it will be quickly forgotten or put behind us.

[@sushanayoung1302]

Prayers prayers please

[@shawnking7930]

This song is intended for the international market .. Jamaican are always bringing down their sisters and brothers she is appealing the international market it can't be all about pleasing Jamaicans they are not buying music

[@IslandLife548]

I don't really care for the song, but content aside, as a song it's not as terrible as ppl make it sound. However I will say that had it been Cardi/Nicki and Megan singing the exact same song, word for word sounding the exact same way, I'm pretty sure the reaction from Caribbean fans would have been a lot more supportive.

[@123kjaah]

You are right because those people are from a different clue, a culture that we are mimicking. The people in Shenseea don't want to see that from her. Yankee a Yankee and Yaadie a Yaaddie but I get it, Yaddie turn Wanna Be...

[@deewight3991]

Well carry it guh a Mass Camp or Trinidad Carnival!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@123kjaah]

The fact of the matter is that Shensseea is known for a certain level and caliber of music, and this song did way below her capability. What this proves is that some in Jamaica do not know shit about music and elevate mediocre song because of the ignorance to what is a good sound...

[@MYTHkaz876]

Shenseea even KNOW the song is trash cuz I saw them post a freestyle on Chris Brown IG story (probably paid for or a called in favor) to basically say 'don't mind the song, I'm talented otherwise'.....She really let us down here no lie, Meg is one of the biggest names in Rap rn, jah kno

[@mandorrbossarc529]

Jah know

[@NunyaHarmonee]

Shen and her team don't carrrrrrre one bit about what Jamaica says about her song at this point. She said she never made it for Jamaica. It's made for an international pop loving audience. So as long as it's a hit on billboard charts, Shen is happy.

[@RabianOfficial]

Any day she performs in JA again, she's ganna get bottled.

[@gazacityg6158]

We Jamacan don’t give ff neeed psy

[@aanyamallick7747]

Yea well all the international people dem nuh like e

[@garybrown4889]

That might be true but her sound as a "Pop" artist is not believable either. She doesn't yet understand the market she's trying to break into. Because if she did, she'd know that Americans love when Jamaicans are authentic. This was a missed opportunity. Let's hope she gets a second chance to make a good impression.

[@mzundefined2293]

Um the "international" audience also rejected it.

[@86keno]

Okay 👌

[@royalefazeentertainment]

Big Up Renzi to choose (Art La Marley song) 🔥🔥🔥Correct once more again Naro, Dem have to push that song... N them ago promote it more than how the push "Blessed" "Blessed n Lick" 2 a the worst collab in her Career.... No joke, Javi WAP don't campare that promo to this, WAP promo was authentic.. The problem is we did a expect too much of Shenseea after they let us know the Collaboration is dropping...The song could do way better, with a song like that with that topic with Meg, it should way better...just waiting to see how far up Charts it will go..lol..

[@sagewayne28]

Sorry, people a chat a wall of nonsense. Right now Shenseea's name is currently on the mouths of people who have never known who she was because of the song. The video has almost 5 million views. There are over 20 reaction videos each with over 10 thousand views each. The song did what it was made to do. Get Shenseea in the International market. Before you talk, check the facts and numbers. Right now Shenseea has been welcomed into the Cardi B's, Meg Da Stallion's camp.

[@Ali-up3oy]

It doesn’t matter how y’all feel. She’s ignoring g you all and making her money which she says is her priority.

[@dosphari]

The song is filled with cliches and a clear agenda that's why we don't like it. It was lazy, lacks creativity, lacks style and shows she's taking little pride in her work in recent times. Ishawna's song did well because it was a great song, you can't just sing a song for shock factor then get upset when we say the song is trash, that's fine, wheel and come again independent gyal, and stop sing shit in the name of international.

[@KINGDOMDAUGHTER]

When does soca started to mixed up with wap and trap songs No sah Her team around her dod not put her in a good light

[@1_jahwarrior]

#JaviLegs brooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Shattisbaddis]

She talking about the upper back muscle which support the neck 😂😂 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@kmdunruly]

No it nuh too harsh. When something is crap it’s crap. Shen can do much much better and everybody know her potential. When people know you potential and see you produce shit a that time dem ago have a lot to say cause them know what you capable of.

[@JayfkProductions876]

Gi r a likkle food & have a Good day isn't how sampling & clearing samples work.. It's released so assume the sample cleared.. That have a good day lasts for as long as the song exists assuming they didn't try to buy perpetual rights which isn't the norm...

[@breezy4_]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!! We can admit the song is not a good song. Nothing good about it.

[@dream_77707]

Even though the song’s ass, she collecting her check..that’s all artiste’s care about these days and they don’t mind if it a poison the young/upcoming generations mind, so sad.

[@WizCiva]

Thank you. That song is terrible you can put anyone on that song is just another throw away song.

[@rokuffx6712]

🔥

[@dereck4187]

Let me done dis argument for her first offering for people to know her as a sole artist that song did no justice 1) the sample is well known but her lyrics are not being mention 2) Megan took the song so it's seems more a Megan song. 3) re fix of wap in most aspect. Take note Sean Kingston drop beautiful girl the ben e king sample but ya know what we sang beautiful girl not a lyric from stand by me. At this point I would like to know what is the follow up single. I will watch each time she is introduced they will lead with put your back in it.

[@RabianOfficial]

Shensea verse, hook trash and she seems to be falling off too. Losing her identity!

[@fireburn1512]

Dancehall has been Dodging Soca fi years.....Now Look

[@deewight3991]

She's not the first to go on a soca Beat. VYbz Kartel and Busy Signal di it plus other Jamaican artists have.it just hasn't caught on so thats not Dogging! Jamaicans Like Soca music although we love our music more so don't try to make meal or Blatantly Lie about Dancehall Dogging Soca.

[@layzah1374]

These fools today from artist to their entire team don’t realize that all the dancehall songs that cross over when they were made it was just a good song not worrying about international result good songs just work for it self so if that’s the case that mean anything that will work internationally they will do it even sing about batty

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

Sure the phrase "Put your back into it" means to give something more effort or try harder at an activity. Even suh it still nuh mek nuh sense

[@HeadSlime]

But that makes alot a sense put your back in it work harder do better metaphorically speaking lol

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

@@HeadSlime the song a fi convince Jamaican man fi do supmn. Mi cyah try harder at something wah mi never did a do Ina di first place

[@HeadSlime]

@@paul-juniorblack6151 it wasn't ment for you or me

[@BARRY6424]

Naro if you said meg eat shen on her song , what about lighter who carry that song shen or Taurus?

[@Lord_Fried]

Autotune carry that song. All now mi ears still ring 😂

[@123kjaah]

Lighter was a beautiful blend of both artist...

[@recostarmikel815]

Have you seen the clip of her proformance it smh yeah the sound nah work

[@thegemmusicgem4004]

it's better had been featured on the WAP remix!!

[@venomsupe]

Wah you mean it was never done before!!?? Diana King and Patra a wah ??

[@chronic4580]

It’s not the fact that she’s judged unfairly in general, she took a good somewhat of a hit song and watered it down added a superstar and it just didn’t work!

[@deewight3991]

Should a have Meg A Deejay and Shensea a Rap if dem did want it hit!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chronic4580]

@@deewight3991 😂

[@k.w.ayusukeff9855]

The funny thing is Jamaicans are upset when foreign artist bite our style but r ok with Jamaica artist biting foreign artist style smh

[@aaronbacchus7785]

10 ppl wrote that song so hw much wrote the freestyle

[@ermaningaza1189]

Dont know what rens talking about the song is really terrible it dont excite no one to keep listening and that says a lot, the thing music, promotion and money it's going to be force on us until some of us think it sound good

[@seanwilliams4119]

👁️DI PRETTY GIRL GOT NARO BLUSHING.... still a 🐠

[@Peaches_Cream455]

Nobody hated "Work" fam

[@yushboss7110]

Look like mi affi open a shop in JAMAICA NARO who trim yuh ?

[@mrro9688]

I wonder if Denise Belfon has the proper copyrights in place?

[@WizCiva]

Who this gal here. Like let’s be real since she signed everything miss.

[@godchilds3023]

What shenseea did major in 5 years for she to outgrow dancehall lol shenseea never chart an billboard if u search shenseea on billboard you will see a blank page….

[@shannon1681]

😂😂

[@seansydney3569]

All who don't rate naro kick rocks

[@zionnegus8760]

Not a fan of the song but it got 4 million views in 4 days.

[@marromorrison]

Because of Meg

[@Jasonleng11]

Same Renzi that from Twitter who always a host spaces?

[@andrebishop374]

🤣

[@elevate006]

mi love ari but you and javi have a differet kind ah energy that levitate the show pon a different,,, level jah know

[@andreamiller135]

The song was not good because she has more talent and the song was not unique. Meg did what Meg does. It wasn’t earth shattering but it wasn’t different from what we know Megs to do. I just want Jamaican artists to not abandon what makes them unique for the sake of assimilation. What they are moving away from is what people love

[@alleycat8691]

you guys always talk about rihana she has no ties to barbados musically barbados native music is called spooge and there is calypso she started with radio friendly dancehall

[@demarnelson1463]

No see why everyone surprised shenseea a sing this kinda stuff, she came on stage in a jerk pan yow, she made it known she wants to be eaten. The song nuh mek it for me but to who like it enjoy, everything and everyone has their opinion and fans

[@almiralewis4319]

I am a Shenyeng; however the song was terrible! Lyrically she could have at least created an actual verse that showcased her skills more.

[@cavtokar]

The song lick is not pop music. I love both Shensea and Rihanna BUT Shensea is not on Riri’s level.

[@megatron2846]

JAVI looks healthy deh though, is who da new girl deh? She looks well oiled up and put together🤔......look like dem a look fi a new candidate fi replace yamhead ARI 🤣

[@amid6772]

😂😂bbc

[@gazacityg6158]

Ari own the show okay get that Eh nore an javi apart off it ok so big dem up to it real as family the fix

[@bay876]

@@gazacityg6158 naro and Javi on the nightly fix before ari

[@weeklyissues4424]

@@bay876 Ari is the ceo of the fix, even though you don’t see her often ,it’s cause she busy with her other job. But Ari is the one who came up with the fix, Naro was smart enough to run with it and make it full time and make it what it is. Do you know the owner of Pepsi and what he/she looks like ?

[@weeklyissues4424]

Ari is acutely the ceo / owner of the fix .

[@sharpaycutie2]

No one’s above honest and constructive criticism. The song was mediocre. For BOTH parties

[@taquildaquil9339]

Who dat?

[@aaronbacchus7785]

she copy wap n lil nas video

[@cliasta9614]

The single was garbage trash 🗑

[@aaronbacchus7785]

glad they never put saucy name on it ... big waste song

[@xraydesigns3880]

Flip flap ..... a unu someone did seh she a dancehall plant!

[@mauricemcleary350]

does naro knows what is a freestyle ? a freestyle is made up on spot.sheng song was written before she went to the talk show

[@amandamills8980]

The song will grow on people...

[@One_of_Greatness]

WHEN NEXT NEVER??

[@mandorrbossarc529]

Not me tho

[@ermaningaza1189]

Grow on who people dont like it locally nor internationally

[@JAHBLUNT_di_singer]

Tink a talent a run 🏃‍♂️ di place kmft noo a #fuqry

[@jugadug]

In my opinion the song wasn't good either, with subject matter i really would find it hard to believe this would play inna dancehall party as part of the Hip Hop segment given the subject matter nuff man do it but, but dem nah come and say it and for the ladies maybe in all women party it could play i did like that she used the ice cream thing, given the the rum and raisin ice cream police probably she could have sampled the video sound of the police and get a bigger reaction from Jamaica, but the song nuh good objectively it nuh good in my opinion she have get something else to a better song, if she not gonna be repping dancehall it gonna be hard to make others believe she actually is a hip hop artiste along with the U.S crowd they can pick out fakes in the U.S for sure, Blessed was ok not great and lighter was better.

[@ruddiato]

As far as the videonis concerned, it is sexually charged, plain and simple. Shenseea verse could be more creative, the chorus could've been better, meagan verse wasnt bad (she's gonna rap how she raps).

[@athomewithhollie]

Asking as a Trini… y’all know soca tends to not have as much lyrics right…? I personally liked it because I understand the soca genre. I’m sorry she made it less Jamaican, but I loved the Denise sample

[@nikchar4642]

🍪

[@gazafariegn894]

the song big trash

[@thegemmusicgem4004]

it's not that Shenseea was solely terrible...THE SONG WAS TRASH!!

[@zoebellanfante5017]

but Jamaicans are interested in other genre of music too , not everyone want to hear dancehall or reggae

[@shevaughnbrown3915]

didnt care about the socca chorus to be honest but her veres were so simple and repetitive. she basically did nothing and meg go all out so i agree the song wasnt ready.

[@lakeishademello3334]

You not lying the song was not good. She could have did a lot better lyrically.

[@Franowayne]

The song mid. Do you seeing this song hitting top 20 on billboard hot 100? If it don't reach that to me it would be a flop.

[@atheisminjamaica1641]

I have no issue with the song

[@cwayneclarke2998]

Tf thats nasty 😒

[@atheisminjamaica1641]

@@cwayneclarke2998 it being nasty dont make it trash.

[@georgiabennett-bryan2857]

Love the song Jamaicans are hypocrites and one track minded how dem think pickney come and dem doing it

[@kevinyounker7053]

It’s not a bad song it’s just different to her regular audience. She’s expanding as an artist so she versatile as an artist

[@123kjaah]

Being versatile don't have anything to do with be mediocre. That song don't come up to the level of her past songs, plus having such an enormous colab, one would think she would have brought her A-game but that was way below standard grade...

[@kevinyounker7053]

@@123kjaah I understand but as a growing artist with a vast catalogue of hits, it’s her first like this and it’ll get people into her other material. I think people just should take it for what it is as a collab with a major artist in the US getting her some new fans

[@mrunprecedented8467]

Bet you bashed Ishawna for doing equal rights

[@jerry76411]

Rubbish music. How can you up lift kids by this kind of music ?????? . Corrupting the youth and kids minds