Has Afrobeats Replaced Dancehall Internationally? || Fix Tingz

[@tammyg3832]

It has definitely found its place where Dancehall cannot sit. That is simple style and lyrics. International music has to be fluid and appealing to anyone. Skin out lyrics and murder lyrics cannot be internationally charted.

[@Jamaican_views]

Well said it find a damm place weh dancehall Cyah find again

[@Jamaican_views]

Dancehall affi keep up now wid Afro beats soon promoters gonna only want the back in days artiste only at their shows to perform cuz a the authenticity a it a sell

[@jamaicanbkslimaz]

@@Jamaican_views agreed…i hope so at least

[@Tatics554]

100% agreed

[@tammyg3832]

@@Jamaican_views this!! I agree. I see this with the Soca scene they only want to book culture artists or artists that have dancing type songs.

[@ricardthompson3910]

I love Dancehall music & I’m Jamaican but Afro beats somewhat connects in a way I enjoy listening to it lol never in a upset mood always good vibes

[@davedickson8489]

Facto

[@naijabelle4961]

💯

[@ericbandar944]

very true

[@oladipupodurotimi4754]

That's right.

[@randymuller8728]

You will be amazed how educated some of these Afrobeats artist, producers especially Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria. They treat the art like a business ant not just vulger start. Know the target market and grow. You cannot be international if the music is made fore a local hardcore consumption.

[@djsilvasplashmusic6181]

Dancehall artist need fi sing more about fun n happiness and less violence, war and gun that's why dancehall not break barriers any more... Afrobeats is fun music

[@tracksmanbeats1467]

Well said bro 👏👏👏 the music too dark suh the people dem inna the north american and world markets nah feel that vibe. Artist nowadays need fi overstand seh a mostly working class people listen the music suh when people go to a 9-5 that bring stress, they need songs that can alleviate that stress when dem inna a party or stage show. That's how sean paul, beenie man and a few other giants crossover

[@cruzanassassin]

Ppl in the comments acting like the house isn't on fire is exactly the attitude that will cause the genre to die... The artists aren't making any money from the genre... Acknowledge the issues and try to fix it... Stop making excuses for Dancehall being the only genre to do worse in this social media era... The facts are the masses don't like it... Ur trying to convince ppl to consume a product they have very clearly shown they're not into instead of giving them what they want

[@maaruz1979]

as Jamaican mentality got more toxic so did the music

[@Trav_W]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Trav_W]

@@maaruz1979 very true fam 💯

[@Tatics554]

@@maaruz1979 exactly

[@Greg12839]

@@maaruz1979 so true

[@africanherbsman9488]

Afrobeats is just the beginning. The Africans will overwhelm all black cultures this decade. The lioness mama Africa is beginning to tell her story. No fear Jamaica! You're her children too. You inspired us to rise and take our rightful place through reggae and Markus Garvey. Do not feel edgy about the Africans,you're one.

[@patrickmiller1674]

Great message

[@davidcomma1930]

Afrobeat is not just beginning in fact Afrobeat is much older than Dancehall created and orginated by late Nigerian artist and musician Fela Kuti since the late sixties early seventies. If you used to listen to African music you would have know about Afrobeat and Fela.

[@corieydadon]

Not black Americans we do our own thing

[@africanherbsman9488]

@@corieydadon Nobody has time for hip hop or black America across the Atlantic anymore. Even the Asians listen to afrobeats now,same in Europe. As America deteriorates,so will you. You can't even have the respect of your women.

[@corieydadon]

@@africanherbsman9488 we got more than hip hop dumbass. Why Africans think we can't see Africa. Y'all are no better 😂😂

[@deneisha21_]

Way bigger. Afrobeat artist riddims🔥🔥🔥there music gives me peace

[@jamdungXgyal876]

I also think the statements made about if Dancehall artists made songs afrobeats songs they would get a bigger reception and it's true and Busy Signal did it a few times. Busy Sign made a few songs with Afrobeat artists but he also remixed their songs and had success. Who remember his song "professionally" the original song is personally by p-square afrobeat group.

[@lilchad_hd]

Afrobeats have a lot of melodious, and just listening you want to dance with it, but dancehall took the dance out of the music replace the core beat and turn into pure trap.

[@Tiadom1]

Exactly 💯 u can't dance to it very few tracks out now that u can dance to its more wave your hand instead of dancing

[@augustinetwumasi5031]

​@@Tiadom1 Is dancehall just about toasting on a beat snd dancing ? Because vybz kartel.has a lot of good songs that we dont dance to but sing along

[@kyngnick8723]

My question is why can't both genres exist in the same space? American pop and K-pop exists together and there are no comparisons. Is it because Afrobeat and Dancehall are two genres that are of Black origin why the 2 get compared so much? Dancehall and Reggae can never be replaced. Billboard nuh dictate wi relevance.

[@westkingston3135]

Couldn't have said it any better 👏👏👏I won't even listen to the bs.

[@jamaicanbkslimaz]

Well ppl (non caribbeans) aren’t listening to the current dancehall….they prefer 90s dancehall. If bet awards should do a dancehall segment, I promise its gonna be 90s artist wayne wonder, mr vegas, shabba etc..it damn sure aint gonna be intence, skilli, skeng, iwaata etc..

[@westkingston3135]

@@jamaicanbkslimaz Maybe that's what you think,skillibeng concert in the uk sold-out in minutes🤔

[@sherrildavis3017]

@@jamaicanbkslimaz I agree. I grew up in NY in the 80s and 90s and we were able to sing all the words of the dancehall songs. It could be played wherever and everyone would sing and dance. The draw for afrobeats now is we can sing and dance to those songs. Dancehall shuts the door to those who don't want to hear curse words. It's hard to hear clean dancehall lyrics. So when it's time for big gathering we play old time dancehall and afro beats which is new.

[@kevinemmanuel8525]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@illrizzocgg1009]

A huge mistake dancehall artist make is they neglect the huge African market who love JA music and culture to worried about competing.

[@youngblz83]

I don't think we should compare the two of them because even tho dancehall was originated before afrobeat,afrobeat has a whole continent of listening ears and way more people to push the afrobeat genre.

[@Lando-kx6so]

That whole continent also listens to Reggae & Dancehall

[@MorningsideCoronation]

If dancehall was originated in Africa I think it would be a different story

[@youngblz83]

@@Lando-kx6so but it is different because afrobeat was form and built there. It is going to be more accepted and you see that by looking on the amount of views that most of those afro beats songs get on KZbin.

[@mikamwambazi3807]

@@youngblz83 We Africans loved Dancehall even before Nigerian Afrobeats became commercial. It's the Dancehall artists that don't promote themselves in Africa, while the Nigerian artists tour the entire continent.

[@mikamwambazi3807]

@@MorningsideCoronation We don't have a problem with Dancehall. There's an audience for it, it's the Dancehall artists that don't take the African market seriously but Nigerians tour the continent.

[@sabinetaylor2275]

I love both music, and depending on the artist, I feel like I have all the motivation I need. However, with that said, I wonder why I am drawn to afro-beats? Could it be that my ancestral ties are the draw? We, as humans, continually are searching for our North Star. Often, we pick up a trade because someone back in the ancestral line was a tradesman in our field of interest? So as I look at afro-beats, it doesn't surprise me that it is so popular. It helps diasporans connect with their past. Keep in mind that the Haitians used Rah-Rah music as a strategy to gain their independence....so Afro-Beats is a path to cultural autonomy. Plus, anyone who listens to it will start to experience a spiritual vibration that screams, "I can do anything." So if the music is upbeat, dance-friendly, and filled with an extra dash of cultural sauce, then a recipe for musical success will be the product.

[@legacyboss6512]

I remmber in 2013 a family member came fr the Uk n he was telling me about afro bet n tell me tht its running the plce in england n we were belittling him n look at it nw n he was calling dancehall music bashmant

[@illrizzocgg1009]

That's what you get for being ignorant

[@atobiteadedunjoye1207]

The guy talking about how Afrobeats is dancehall is high lmao. It's the Ghanians he should have that conversation with and not bring that rubbish ignorance to our side.

[@Lando-kx6so]

Afrobeats has even surpassed Dancehall in the UK. MOBO awards has a whole best African artists category & others catered to Afrobeats artists whilst all Jamaican artists are relegated to just Reggae. And you hear much more Afrobeats on the radio than Dancehall & even Reggae

[@westkingston3135]

Relax,it won't last

[@westkingston3135]

Alot of dancehall sound Afrobeats

[@Tatics554]

@@westkingston3135 it will last dancehall is trash these days.

[@westkingston3135]

@@Tatics554 I heard that since the nineties..Even 5 years ago they said soca would kill dancehall. 😂😂😂😂You see people don't understand tht Jamaica music was never formerly structured and all our hits came from out of no where and we still have that touch..A matter a fact I think tht laalee song will break the ice again

[@sekoubadjobe6320]

@@westkingston3135 if you think afro beat will just die anytime soon then you must be dreaming. You clearly aren't following. Nigeria alone produce more than 20 bad artists every year. Not to forget about the whole continent supporting the afrobeat artists.

[@joeficent50tvreactions71]

The fun in dancehall music is no longer there that’s why. If they bring back the fun and dance like the old school, it will pick up back.

[@jamdungXgyal876]

Afrobeat has been hot for 10yrs plus when the Azonto movement began. The dance and songs are catchy clean and full if vybz. Scamming big in Africa but afrobeat don't sing about that. Some people hungrier than in Jamaica, and they don't dwell on that in the music. Even the Ampiano South African music is getting a hit because most of those songs don't even have much lyrics is just the rhythm and the vybz. Plus the Ampiano DJs are bigger than the artists who sing the songs. The DJs are getting booked to dance and vybz with the crowd instead of an artist singing on stage.

[@obindim3828]

Lol they talk about scamming but in local slangs so you don’t understand that

[@jamdungXgyal876]

@@obindim3828 in Jamaica one artists can have 3 hits and all 3 hits are all scamming songs. Singing a line or 2 about it in a song is different from entire songs dedicated to it over and over and over again

[@NymaMargaret]

Nigerians we have one character of keeping our problems at bay to enjoy the beauty of life (problems no dey finish) meaning "no end to life's troubles" a culture of thriving in the face of diversity and giving sarcastic meaning to our challenges hence the reason afrobeat is uplifting. "When life gives you lemon make lemonade"

[@kevinemmanuel8525]

AFROBEATS has been hot even before Azonto

[@MYTHkaz876]

21:14 Ari yyy out Naro, a real life dis!?! 🤣🤣🤣 big up Ari

[@mrprogress7892]

Arri is so sweet , she really is a very smart person and her imput is always valid 💖

[@passageoftime625]

My favorite podcast host in jamaica..

[@RaleekMylan]

When was the last time a dancehall artiste collaborated with a top international artiste? Are we seeing dancehall on some of the largest sports stage? Are the new trap/dancehall songs catchy to the international audience Come on we love and appreciate dancehall for life but Afro-Beats is the life of the party right now…..

[@mbalondonmba2917]

Afrobeat (Nigeria) has taken over dancehall (Jamaica) and it has come to stay. Africa to the world period.

[@slimthickaz.]

To di world is a Jamaican saying. Can't you come up wit your own slogan?

[@mbalondonmba2917]

@@slimthickaz. what's ur slogan if I may ask

[@slimthickaz.]

@@mbalondonmba2917 "Jamaica to di worl" everyone else is putting their country and saying it wrong. Usain Bolt made it popular.

[@mbalondonmba2917]

@@slimthickaz. Naija no dey carry last. Meaning Nigeria can never be the last. That's pidgin, just like ur patois.

[@PrinceLarry2470]

Afrobeats is a Nigeria thing. Created and originated in Nigeria. But other countries can copy. Nigerians are not selfish.. period

[@chidilechinaza1769]

In your comment I stand

[@jasonphillips8754]

not its copying its the freedom to produce the music genre which actually dancehall still seems to keep hugging by Jamaicans

[@gideonkobby4730]

.. Afrobeats originated from Ghana n it's already in records..u guys tried stealing Amapiano by calling it Afropiano n South Africans started shouting... Afrobeats is from Ghana n will always be from Ghana... i

[@ayokaiyaji3779]

@@gideonkobby4730 even your legendary artist said Afrobeats starts in Nigeria. You lot have highlife or something like that. We know Amapiano is south African. Even the dead knows that Amapiano is south African. The Nigerians claiming Amapiano as there's are just been silly. but Afrobeats started in Ghana? Lie una tell. Name the founder of afrobeats in Ghana? We will wait. Afrobeats is mixture of Apala,Fuji, Juju etc. I don't think that is anything Ghanaian. When they were mentioning afrobeats artist, they mentioned Nigerians. Ghanian artists weren't mention. Ghanaians are busy doing dancehall.

[@gideonkobby4730]

@@ayokaiyaji3779 Guy unless u know nothing about music history.. Afrobeats from Ghana...I don't really have time to argue with you..Go n watch the Afrobeats backstory done by Ayo shonaiya n learn something.Ebo Taylor himself came to meet music legends in Ghana Soo stop saying nonsense.Afrobeat began in Ghana in the 1920s by bands like Cspecoast sugar babies n the Jazz kings..Ebo Taylor himself was a baby .. Afrobeat is a mixture of highlife n Jazz Soo stop saying nonsense of Akpala n stuff...The sound was already in Ghana n fela came to learn it...why didn't fela stay in Nigeria n bring out Afrobeat buh had to come to Ghana first to learn it...massa go n learn.. Afrobeat originated from Ghana..The sound was already in Ghana...

[@nevafrass]

Africa use to look up to dancehall music Africa has supported reggae dancehall from day 1

[@mikamwambazi3807]

YES we have, but Jamaican artists don't promote their music here. So we are touching on Afrobeat and Amapiano, which is the new craze.

[@LenoBanton]

Big up enu Ari 🙏🏽

[@Carvalhouk]

Yep Tems & Whizkid track was huge…whizkid sold out 3 nights in London. Also remember Africa has its own reggae artists as well. Africans love Jamaica 🇯🇲 why can’t there be a middle ground?.

[@illrizzocgg1009]

The truth is a lot of Jamaicans like to seperate themselves from Africans, to worried about competing and ignore the huge African market who love and respect JA culture and music, see you as family. To simplify it small minded thinking.

[@chloebenjamin5599]

I love Tems but we not gonna sit there and act like Jamaicans never pave the way. Dancehall music has a lot of talented artists and will never ever replaced. We just need better marketing to make sure dancehall reach international markets.

[@Carvalhouk]

@@chloebenjamin5599 I agree but don’t you consistency is key meaning good production & songs.

[@slimthickaz.]

Reggae is Jamaican and not an African genre. You'll never hear no Jamaican making afrobeat music but Africans always try to make Reggae and Danchall lol.

[@kennykross3306]

@@slimthickaz. in ur dreams . afrobeats it is own genre . blame urself if u music now sucks

[@axman3128]

I like this format, keep doing y'all thing ✊🏾

[@6n7j8fda]

From what I’ve observed from living in the UK, part of the reason why the afrobeats artists are so big over here is due to their ties with UK artists and the strong relationship between Africans, the African Diaspora and British Africans. On ground level there is a great relationship between everyone which is good for marketing, album sells and streams. Other than Popcaan Jamaican artists don’t seem to have those strong relationships here anymore. It’s not that we don’t like the music it’s just that we’re not really hearing it and when we do, we don’t ride for it like we do with the African artists. Also for those who are saying afrobeats is clean… I’m half British African and I can tell you that there are a lot of popular songs that are not. They just have a different way of delivering it and it can be hard to hear if you don't understand their language or pigeon. Examples of this are Naira Marley - Coming, Rema - soundgasm and Lojay, Sarz - Monalisa ( this one is waaaay dirtier than it sounds, read the lyrics, even I was shocked). Also in my opinion dancehall is not anymore violent than the local and international trap and drill music I hear. Durk, Von, Pop smoke and UK artists like Harlem Spartans talk about the same things and they sell…

[@daddyg.o9579]

Your analysis is spot on. Naira Marley has particularly dirty lyrics. I should know that because I am Nigerian.

[@obindim3828]

Lojay is dirty and I didn’t even click it. Smooth voice and lyrics to cover it but it’s sexual all these not violent

[@patrickmiller1674]

Still dancehall artists are much much much more vulgar. And tr language is less coded.

[@CR-pw9il]

Afrobeat replaced dancehall internationally some 10 years now. they're far more structured, better storyline, more distinctive sound sonically & melodically...Even the traditional dancehall artists aren't doing dancehall anymore.

[@webtrotter1]

is the perspective of afrobeats having better "structure" only musical? or also on the level of industry setup?

[@CR-pw9il]

@@webtrotter1 Both musically & business wise. They all work with the same producers ie London, Juls, j5 etc. They don't beef with each other. No gun man lyrics. They are what dancehall would be if we unite & stuck with the core distinct sound.

[@webtrotter1]

@@CR-pw9il you're right.

[@slimthickaz.]

You saying "some 10 years now" is a lie. Most of us never heard this style of music 10 years ago. I think that's only in your head or the UK. I speak for people in The America's when I say Afrobeats is JUST becoming relevant.

[@CR-pw9il]

@@slimthickaz. America is 10 years behind the rest of the word in terms of music. 🇺🇸 isn't the only country on earth 🇬🇧 Africa & Asia are far more advanced

[@jwilliams9277]

Everything Naro said is the truth, Naro nile it so hard right on top the head, thank you for the truth , jamacia has a lot of bad music but jamacia aslo has a lot of good music too but the problem is, the good music in jamacia sound so too depressing, and a lot of peoples in america in the international market dont like the trap/dancehall feel , because it sound way too depressing , and afrobeats is what release people stress and afrobeats is the medicine that bring a lot of people joy 😊 & happness 😊 same thing i said, same thing naro said without being bias and am from the U.S.V.I Virgin island caribean & i have to say the caribean had there time in the international market but its african time so let dem shine buju banton, please dont get mad at afrobeats success because they work hard to get where they at , just be happy for dem and dont badmind , big naro & his queen god bless😊

[@michaelgrant5312]

The song Reminisce by the artist Leno banton has the cross over ability and it has the potential to be big it only needs to be promoted aggressively

[@kevinemmanuel8525]

Jamaicans Afrobeats Isn't Replacing Dancehall, Afrobeats and Africa is on the rise, Afrobeats is not just music but also a social cultural movement, mama Africa telling her story and writing her own history the next 10- 30 years, mama Africa Through Afrobeats creating that Identity in the black dispora. MAMA Africa opening up her arms toward those who were mock, torture and bully for being Africa, while welcoming those who trace their ancestral root to Africa. Telling you Welcome Home.

[@africanherbsman9488]

You were only doing what Africans can do better than anybody,music! You and the Americans were the Africans doing it in English,now the Africans at home are doing it in English. You cannot compete with Africans,afrobeats is mostly Nigerian,more genres are coming. Also,80% of Afrobeats artists are uni or college graduates,they also own their music. Africa will dominate world music and films never mind dancehall and reggae.

[@buildjamrock4544]

Afrobeat nah dead yo because the African culture is huge the amount of tribes in Africa with their own unique dance & culture it's here to stay I love it bring me back Africa

[@illrizzocgg1009]

Afrobeats is Nigerian music. The other African countries are trying to keep up as well like you guys. Only South Africa Amipiano is as big.

[@buildjamrock4544]

@@illrizzocgg1009 I hear about that genre in South Africa. The song that was trending on TikTok that goes like this " You want to chill with the big boys"

[@illrizzocgg1009]

@@buildjamrock4544 Ya Amipiano is Hott right now.

[@ihunnawisdom2376]

@@buildjamrock4544 it was sang by a Ni

[@Tiadom1]

THE WORLD CANT DANCE TO WHAT IS COMING OUT OF JAMAICA

[@KozmikProduction]

Yes if it wasn’t obvious already. Afrobeat cater to a wider audience cause the fact is chopping and scamming music don’t make any waves outside of Jamaica 🤷

[@gemcommunityorg]

if selector's SHUT THEIR MOUTH /stop screaming over the track/ and play the tunes for more than 30 seconds, then maybe people might enjoy going to a dancehall party's again.

[@dark_lovely100]

I think it crossover better. We still have a need for dancehall in the UK we miss it big time.

[@aframaco9491]

It is true that Afrobeats has a massive outreach on the African continent, but let’s be clear, Afrobeats is a totally Nigerian vibe!! There are some Afrobeats imitation artistes in Ghana , just as they have some(more) Dancehall imitation artistes also in Ghana! But Afrobeats is entirely Nigerian!!

[@kennyking5606]

Thank you my brother

[@PrinceLarry2470]

Afrobeats is a Nigeria thing, but other Africans can use the trademark. Nigerians are not selfish... Period

[@gingerbreadmangangafarmer2251]

Afrobeats itself has Ghanaian roots.Fela came to Ghana to study Ghanaian music.Nigerians made it popular but let’s not forget Ghana’s contribution to Afrobeat

[@kennyking5606]

@@gingerbreadmangangafarmer2251 if he came to ghana to learn , then why are you not better at it than nigeria because it's original to Ghanaians?. You guys are banku brains for a reason

[@aframaco9491]

@@gingerbreadmangangafarmer2251 No no that’s lazy reasoning ! If something like music originates in one place, it can’t be bettered by outsiders! Reggae originated in Jamaica, no other country, not even the USA or the UK can play reggae any better, they can only imitate it! Highlife music is a totally West African music played simultaneously by Sierra Leone and Liberia and known as Palmwine music! Ghana gave it a more traditional and African feel and named it Highlife! Ghana named the music, but it is not necessarily original to Ghana! But what Fela birthed ( Afrobeat) is closer to the Nigerian brand of Highlife in structure and in rhythm and in groove! Ghana’s highlife was too tame to inspire a hard groove like Afrobeat! Afrobeats ( note the S) is a newcomer Nigerian groove altogether! In fact in early days, Ghanaians used to call the sound Naija Beats!! Now that it has blown worldwide, some Ghanaians want to muddy the water with dubious claims!

[@dervin2001]

Dancehall not big as afrobeats, not saying it replaced it. Dancehall in a different category, but the afrobeat is a good vibes music that they don’t sing about or insight violence. People can stay there hate on afrobeats and live in the past. Most people only can make out some lines in afrobeat, but they still vibing to it. We not marketing ourselves good, so nuff of our songs only hot in the streets, but nowhere on a large scale. If i listen the streets, I’d say I hear dancehall more because of my areas, but afrobeats more hotter on social media, their views have surpassed some of dancehalls hottest tracks.

[@Lando-kx6so]

Mainstream dancehall is missing that bubbly sound that made the genre so lovable & unique. This trap shit isn't dancehall

[@MrBenMedia2022]

These genres are two different genre and they're all good, and point of correction Ghana don't have any contribution in afrobeat.

[@roaming1996]

I gotta disagree with Ari labeling Afro beats as just vibes etc. I’ma give her the benefit of the doubt since there is a language barrier, but Afro beats is just as vast . Every region got their own sound and not all songs are about good vibes. If there’s one things that’s clear, the beat and production is much stronger with Afro beats. Quality is poor and the sound is changing in dancehall, that’s it, plus we nuh buy music lol

[@illrizzocgg1009]

🎯

[@christophersenior5014]

RE Naros question about the success of Afrobeats because of the cross over appeal or the African diaspora support, it is definitely because of the cross over appeal. Africa is huge yes but remember its a content of 54 countries which speak a multiple of languages and each country have a distinct sound. So it doesnt mean a song that bust big in Senegal will do good and liked in South Africa. But if its quality is good and has that cross over feel into the mainstream, then for sure it can be a hit in South Africa. So definitely Afrobeats have the cross over appeal.

[@maaruz1979]

yes. the success of Dancehall in the 90s to 2010s era is over. Trap-Hall and Drill-Hall do not move the international market the way Dancehall did. Jamaicans got big-headed then abandoned their roots to try to sound like the Hip-Hop sound.

[@slimthickaz.]

This guy here has a problem with us. Some Jamaican woman must have really hurt him lol. Him and the other Africans who liked his comment are finally feeling good about themselves. Too bad they have no idea what the world showed us about them.

[@chidilechinaza1769]

@@slimthickaz. who cares what world showed about us, let it live rent free in your head 🥱

[@slimthickaz.]

@@chidilechinaza1769 You're not that relevant, sorry.

[@k1.718]

Afrobeats is not dancehall…. Dancehall 2022 is not dancehall… its trap.. and the world fell in love with dancehall not Jamaican Trap Music

[@k1.718]

That mean it’s time to reinvent

[@Courtneyig]

Yes afro beats has dancehall needs to focus on substance and the core of roots music. Dancehall lacks substance now

[@chungy4153]

I've said this on many platforms...everything in music has a time. it goes through a phase....badman song did a run the place one time..then girl songs ten ova...afrobeats on top fi now...it will get replaced by different genre again...every 4-5 years the groove and mood of the music change...trap dancehall soon take a break....remember one time when daggering songs did a run all around?? when Stephen DI GENIUS made all those fast beats and then the music slow down....or we can go international...pop music has basically faded out for now!...inna di early to mid 2000s we had a surge of alternative music all around!...the human ear and brain can only take so much until its tired of the sound

[@yrnx9334]

Facts everybody have them time

[@illrizzocgg1009]

Afrobeats is only starting to gain ground, every month there's a new star breaking through from Nigeria. And the new artist are arguably more talented then the current stars so don't hold your breath waiting for the demise. Your better off trying to work with them then this obsession of competition.

[@godsounddivine1718]

@@illrizzocgg1009 that's facts

[@gussyguss7348]

The problem with dancehall right now is that we don’t support every artist. If yuh seh Gaza yuh can’t seh gullyside if yuh seh Detta yuh can’t seh Unruly and that is a big problem because it don’t look bad on the artist only it look bad on the whole dancehall genre when it comes to the numbers game smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@dragozslanislav437]

Loved Dancehall since Buju Banton Voice of Jamaica album in 93. Up till Movado came out with Amazing grace. It got worse and darker lyrically at that point let’s be real. Afrobeats started bubbling around this time too. Same vibe, better lyrics and happy melodies. Winning formula.

[@KingNnaji]

Afrobeats comes from an African continent of over one billion people. Nigeria alone has over 220 million people excluding the world Africa diaspora....Burna and wzkid were already multi millionaires in Africa before it crossed over. Reggae and Afrobeats have to co-exist its all black empowerment. .

[@stonedecatur6602]

Many times I can't tell the difference.

[@Neekzag]

The new artist need more experience with life to develop content and the ones dropping good content not getting the rotation, the systemy to push the crossover is needed( in terms of when dem drop music they can get to the right music players so it can reach the people because listeners are not going to search for an artist unless they know about you

[@dynamic9016]

Interesting topic

[@Lagosian777]

The problem is that the JA dancehall artists neglected the African market. Legends like Bob Marley,Peter Tosh é.t.c. came to perform in various African countries and relate with the people but we don't see that anymore nowadays. Patoranking is a Nigerian dancehall Artiste and he's making it big internationally.

[@dopcinmusic6774]

Never.. No genre will ever replace dancehall. Am a Jamaica in Kenya. In Kenya we listen from King #yellowman #shabbaranks to the current like #lawboss, #Jahshii #Skeng, #Slyngaz etcAfrobeat is loved. But dancehall is loved more. When a Jamaican like Konshens and busy signal visits, him mash up di place. #teejayb#yaktsa #laalee are really loved here

[@davidakujuobi828]

Kenyans have one of the largest supporters of afrobeats outside West africa

[@Music-yq8qc]

Pure lies !!! Kenyan is one of the biggest supporters of afrobeats. They're obsessed with Nigerian music. Stop the lies

[@AA-hs4rk]

Kenyans are obsessed with Nigerian afrobeats. Don’t lie

[@slimthickaz.]

Kenyans are some of the biggest supporters of Dancehall. Some of these ld Dancehall videos here have more Kenyans in the comments than actual Jamaicans.

[@edwarddaniel8532]

@@slimthickaz. same with Afrobeat. Kenyan are at the top of comments

[@anasgraham2026]

Just the mere fact you are having a debate about it proves Afro beat has knocked Dancehall off the top spot in music. You need to engage the youth who are talented in Jamaica who need sponsorship and support to bring their talents forward and put Jamaican music back up there, too many people think Jumping up and down to dirty lyrics is going to resonate with the world market it isn't . People want positivity in this world of negativity.The top reggae artist have a responsibility to bring the youth through in a positive way, but they don't, even the videos dance hall makes have no art content dancehall has destroyed itself Afro beat has just put the last nail in the coffin wake up jamaicans big up uni self

[@Carvalhouk]

Come on get The Fix a million subs..

[@rogerwaltham]

Dancehall music is a different genre. The Jamaican youths doing “Chop” music nowadays, which is totally different from reggae/dancehall. “Chop” music is really a hip-hop /rap knock-off. So Afrobeat is replacing the current “Chop” music coming out of Jamaica. But no music can replace the real Reggae/dancehall music. None.

[@rosemiller1448]

Am outraged by our lewd, nastiness like it's a reflection on us. Speaking to our life in Jamaica. A reflection, anxiety, and depression, not crossing the globe . Afro beat operating functioning much better, and it's clean . They are not depressing, they lift your spirit. Dancehall, not crossing over right now. Africa through its music is now experiencing great pride now. Their music carry simple and quality energy L

[@venomsupe]

Better production, more fans, better business acumen way better quality and more diversity. Besides, it's simple math, Africa is a continent with more people

[@jamaicanbkslimaz]

Excuses

[@grynocologist]

Reggaeton is huge ari

[@cruzanassassin]

To keep it simple... International ppl listen to Dancehall to dance and party (even us in the Caribbean diaspora listen to it to dance and party...nuff ppl don't dance like that anymore to the new sound...they either groove or throw gun finger to the trap stuff)... The drum patterns of real authentic Dancehall lends itself to dancing MUCH more than the current stuff... As I said many times, reggaeton uses the dem bow drum pattern (one of the 2 main drum patterns classic Dancehall uses... Party Animal uses that same drum pattern... The other classic drum pattern is what we call the 90s style)... So even if u can't understand Spanish, it's easy to dance to... When I play reggaeton for an English crowd, they still dance... There's even crossover hits... When I play current Dancehall to an international crowd that's not from the Caribbean, it flop bad... They dance again to authentic Dancehall drum patterns like Toast from Koffee, etc

[@d.r.brooksi3253]

Only afro beats choruses make sense after that no English speaking person understands one thing in these songs. I just like the beats and the choruses personality.

[@2LETLIVE]

For all the years Africans have supported and love Jamaican music, do you really think they understand what Jamaicans are saying? NO. English is not our language and we don't care no more about a white man's language. Africans never understood Jamaican lyrics in those music, but they still loved the people and their music. Why can't little Jamaican respect that Africans are also proud of their languages too? If you can't understand Afrobeats lyrics, deal with it. We have done that for Jamaicans over 40 years without disrespect. I really think you are selfish. It's African turn now, but are you complaining.

[@illrizzocgg1009]

@@2LETLIVE 🎯 this is why they are in this position ignorance, there are Jamaican artist in Africa right now enjoying huge success. Nigerian artist show love to everyone and are not small minded in thinking why they are winning.

[@chloebenjamin5599]

Afrobeats can never replace dancehall. Nuff talent deh inna Jamaica. Afrobeats is getting more international recognition because of marketing.

[@thec5875]

lol i barely hear jamaican music.. over here in the UK and even America afrobeats is taking overrrrrrrrrrrr

[@slimthickaz.]

@@thec5875 Dancehall is more popular in America and Canada. Nobody cares about the UK.

[@thec5875]

@@slimthickaz. lol you think americans listen to dancehall you must be joking they mock you guys badly , americans are the most patriotic nation they listen to their own music.

[@slimthickaz.]

@@thec5875 Lol I'm not the one begging them to listen to our music. You're the one saying they listen to your music when I've heard lots of them say you guys copy them. The same way y'all copy us. I didn't bring up Americans, you did. This video has nothing to do with America lol.

[@thec5875]

@@slimthickaz. copy who loool.

[@Tttaucan]

If dancehall doesn't evolve, it's going to be thrown in the rubbish bin, but it represents the degradation of the mind of the youths. These are dark days and we need love to bring hope.

[@jamauljohnson2650]

afro beat can't replace dancehall reggae...most of the "afro beat" artist will tell you that they are actually dancehall artist. I live in Florida in the USA....all 90s dancehall still ah play because it sounds like dancehall...the new stuff is only recognized by Jamaican people...it sounds more like rap music to the rest of the world, that's why the new stuff isn't gravitating toward the music.

[@nexlevel_v3152]

I live in Florida and I hear 5 afrobeat in Rotation No one Reaggae/Dancehall in the play list.

[@illrizzocgg1009]

Most afrobeat artist may respect dancehall but never claim to be dancehall artist stop the lies

[@rosemiller1448]

Afro beats, vibes, easy and light also appealing overseas ........ Afro beats has a better system and production.

[@Tiadom1]

Simple answer YES....

[@Tiadom1]

U can't leave out drum and bass and call it dancehall u can't dance to it.. there no deep rhythmic flow in dancehall today afrobeats is keeping the essence of what dancing is.

[@davidcomma1930]

Dance Hall rely to much on computer and drum machine genarated beats which is not natural beat

[@andrekelly8456]

Nothing can replace dancehall music dancehall music is dancehall music. Africa is a continent you can’t compete with that. I am a Jamaican and I love dancehall music and will continue to do so, but just don’t support certain music from these young artist. Afro beat is Afro beat smfh. Have any of you been overseas and see how these reggae artist shows be packed?

[@rosemiller1448]

Afro beat has found its place and is sitting well. It's fluid and appealing. At least pleasant to the ears. Today's dancehall no substance! Afro fusion a great genre. Big up anyway to a good heart Spice who has given back to her kindred poor people . Good human, Spuce

[@rosemiller1448]

I hear Afro beats, a Burna boy playing in Malaysia, Singapore daily!!!! In middle eastern countries playing , Burna, Davido, Wizkid.......also as of such people are reverencing Africa now on a different level. Hope Koffee , don't go lewd and dirty. As dirty lyrics can't be sustained, period.

[@allwayzbizee7633]

Hell no. Copycats from Nigeria especially that bwoy dem Davido/Burna boy can't replace Dance Hall but Jamaicans need to start working better on their craft. CUT OUT THE YANKEE TRAP and get back to Dance Hall original sound. If they need to fuse Lovers Rock with Dance Hall to give use a new sound then we should try it.

[@jamaicanbkslimaz]

I would love to hear that

[@Music-yq8qc]

Africans where Jamaicans come from, are copying Jamaicans ? How do you copy someone that came from you ?

[@allwayzbizee7633]

@@Music-yq8qc We came to Jamaican and made our own sound, bwoy. So move ya self bwoy. Trying to confuse someone with over 500 years separation from Africa culture til now. LIKE WHO YA TRYING TO FOOL? Yall ain't know nothing 'bout Dance Hall in the 60's but ready to come copy with ya lying mouths.

[@Music-yq8qc]

@@allwayzbizee7633 500 years is literally a few generations. Why are you walking around with braids & dreads, AFRICAN HAIRSTYLES ? Why do "your" patwa have AFRICAN languages in it ? Why do you dance like AFRICANS, whinning ? AFRICA gave birth to literally EVERYTHING AFRICAN Jamaican. Emancipate yourself from mental slavery clown. Vybz even said every black genre of music INCLUDING DANCEHALL ORIGINATES FROM AFRICA

[@charlesokoro654]

@@allwayzbizee7633 Africa has a rich culture which you can't deny. The Afrobeat music artist are just pushing it to the world through music . You can say Jamaica has a richer heritage than the motherland with various culture. Nigeria alone has 400 tribes and subtribe with rich traditional music heritage, you should know that. 4oo years of history can't beat its source.

[@jcanbrownboy]

Di inner hulk affi behave pon da platform deh dwl

[@kamax4700]

Acrobats just better than recent dancehall. Better lyrics, beat and performers!

[@Shysta30]

Dancehall nowadays no substance

[@thetotalmediashow]

Big up to the fix and the whole team , what an interesting topic let me break it for you guys and your Caribbean peoples First Of all When you talk of Afro beat you mean Nigerian music and not whole African 2 .Ghana = highlife , Cameroon = makossa , Cape Verde =morna ,Tanzania = Bongo flava, Soukous =Congo and mbalax = Senegal just to mention the main popular one .Due to the colonialism in Africa we have 3 main foreign language in Africa, English, French and Portuguese and if you are a kind follower of Africa music you will find out that English speaking countries are the main consumers of Afro beat and reggae / dancehall music in Africa continent while in French speaking countries their main genre is soukous while in Portuguese speaking countries it’s morna. Nigerian population alone is 200 million ppl without their diaspora , Ghana is 30 million while Gambia is 1.8 million peoples so definitely with the support of their people their music reach where it’s today and it’s not African things. Their diaspora ppl put the right structure oversea that’s why their music is well received in abroad .

[@nevafrass]

Show love support for Africa

[@mikamwambazi3807]

Kevin is this you ...from Australia?

[@123kjaah]

LISTEN TO ME AND PLEASE LEARN: Afrobeats have much better producers now. they Fuze the African with the Dancehall seamlessly, their business approach is much more effective. With Dancehall the first thing is that the SOUND, the VIBE, has drastically changed which caused a shift in the listeners and supporters, second the music in some cases sounds good but it's a MIMIC MUSIC which takes away from genre and will always be in the shadows of the Yankees TRAP. The JAMAICAN music doest not sound indigenous anyone. I am in the USA for many years and people are now being turned off by the new sound... We don't like it up here....

[@illrizzocgg1009]

We fuse afrobeats with any black music not just dancehall but the base is always afrobeat.

[@mysteryrevelation7077]

@@illrizzocgg1009the base is dancehall groove bredda

[@randymuller8728]

Reggae and dancehall music is not the problem. Just make consistent quality songs with solid videos and overtime the fans will be back. Most if Afroveat fans probably are reggae fans but if the songs particularly dancehall is overly vulger and violent what do you expect people to do.

[@PhilJackson1]

Ano grey hair that in naro head

[@rosemiller1448]

Afrobeats is a fusion of different genre. But for sure, Afro beats is not promoting gun, nastiness and pulling up. Afro beats at least is pleasant to the ear, and Afro beat is mores structured, also their production has standard....the lyrics are basically clean and friendly. Now a days dance hall is a filth pot. Dance hall has lost its essence.........Burna boy for eg. is singing in Yoruba, pigeon dialect and basic English but his lyrics are light and upbeat and for that reason he's slapping globally. Dancehall too dark and lewd.......and nasty........earlier times , it was better, but these last days dance hall artiste, about trapping, and shooting. Quantity over structure ;

[@amlegion.547]

Afrobeat greater than dance hall, dance hall can not shutdown stadiums, but Afrobeat is shutdown stadiums diligently all over the world.

[@ymaddem]

I think tic toc help push afro beats to the forefront..

[@sekoubadjobe6320]

You late then, when was tic toc?

[@mrgogetit2085]

Dancehall will not be played in a country that loves batti bwoy, and it's sad because Dancehall is the best genre out there, but nah sell out, fi change to please people, just because dem nah like wah Dancehall stand for

[@mcnishoutdoorliving6606]

All trap hall riddims sound the same. Slow and dark. Where is the bouncy bass line

[@durandouglas6180]

Yeah people

[@DamianDollar]

Naro make sense

[@1KingD]

*VOLUME!!!!!!*

[@Lionpaw88]

most definatly ,its all good .afro beat ah we last born child after reggae tone .no worries tho the new east side and mobay chop artist taking back the genre soon

[@awakeningchi58]

keep lying to yourself

[@oneknock5796]

I didn't even know reggae had a Billboard charts for songs

[@slimthickaz.]

I didn't know Afrobeats had Billboard charts as well.

[@ezeamalukwuechinonsovalent1319]

Why are we talking about Afrobeat replacing Dancehall? Why can't each stand side by side. I never seen White people saying this with there music.

[@KINGDOMDAUGHTER]

I lived in both Ghana and Gabon for 5 years each and as a Island woman of Jamaica, the reggae dancehall music from the 50s to early 2000s are better then what we are hearing to today, especially with the violence, gvn, crimes, obeah, sex & vulgarity in the dances (slackness). Thus, i get to love, NOT like, love the African Continent music of genres, especially their Afrobeat and keeping that afrocentric style and feel good vibration vibez upon vibez Look how they, our fellow African brothers and sisters incorporate our reggae dancehall beats and music into Afro style dances and moves So Jamaicans needs to be more aware of the negative feedback and impact their songs does inflicts on the mindset of the jamaican youths and people in comparison and contrast from other music from different genres and cultures, i.e., Latinos, Africans of the African Continent's.....

[@arieszona]

I just want to correct you. Those beats and rhythm that you hear in reggae came straight from west Africa, we didn't take that from you, it was with us from the beginning of time before Jamaica even came to be and our dances are original and elements have been spread through out the diaspora in the Caribbean, Brazil and Latin community. Africa is the originator, please don't forget this.

[@jasonphillips8754]

no not replaced dancehall but afrobeats act are serious performers

[@ronniecyrus8012]

As a musician I can attest that afrobeats sound far.more.mature, has a far better quality of arrangement and lyrics.and sounds much better than dancehall, which has diminished since the 90s.and 2000s. U cant.even dance to dancehall anymore because it has become.boring. Simply put, dancehall puts the battery in the back of youths to commit black on black crime or become hyper sexual. Only young people whose minds are still in developmental.stages.cares to hear that trash.

[@kumbaon]

Afrobeats is great and on a wave sure. But I want the younger generation to realize that the journey of modern dancehall all the way from the roots of Mento - Ska - Rocksteady - Reggae/Roots - 80s Dancehall - 90s Dancehall, has been a long historic journey. The top tier of dancehall and reggae artists such as Sean Paul, Popcaan, Damian Marley, Shensea, Kofi etc are internationally renowned levels of greatness. The legends such as Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Yellowman, like I can go on. Afrobeats has a larger reach right now, but the top tier of artists in Afrobeats still do not come close to the top tier of dancehall and reggae artists. Again I love Afrobeats but that's a fact. In addition to this, I would like the Afrobeats community to respect the voice of the oppressed Reggae has given since its inception. Afrobeats is great but please put respect on the great prophetic voices of the past. Exodus was named music album of the 20th century. I can't express enough that reggae was the voice of the African diaspora long before afro beats popped off, and Bob, Dennis, etc do not get the respect they deserve. Afrobeats and Dancehall can co-exist and flourish together, I strongly believe that

[@obindim3828]

All top afrobeats artist work and have cited reggae as an inspiration. It’s just dancehall is quite like trap and violent

[@kumbaon]

@@obindim3828 100% agreed, i stand corrected. And Dancehall has moved away from its vibe era in the 80s and 90s. It is very violent now

[@nanayaa.5325]

I grew up in the mid-80s listening to Roots Reggae music and early dancehall so what are you saying I agree with you 100%

[@justinkolawale2547]

You people should understand the difference between afrobeat and afrobeats , afrobeat is nigeria thing , afrobeats is african thing, all genre should stay , this people want to cause problem by removing other genre for afrobeat

[@slimthickaz.]

Isn't one natural and original and other other is stealing from Caribbean and American music? None of this new-age stuff sounds like Fula's.

[@atobiteadedunjoye1207]

Afrobeat is NIGERIAN, Afrobeats is African sounds of various places.

[@marqcollins1792]

Oooh Wooow