The dance hall style has developed tremendously over the years from the 80's to the 90's and new millennium and is continuing to grow with a speed unimaginable. The first to introduce this new style as digital music was the famous Jamaican producer known as King Jammy. It quickly took over the hearts of the Jamaican youth and started to spread throughout the Caribbean then to the Americas and now to the world. Everyone seems to know this music now and has become die hard fans. The music itself is an up-tempo and addictive sound making you want to dance and enjoy yourself as Caribbean people so love to do and are so famous for doing so.
Some of the first dance hall artists to come about were Wayne Smith, Shabba Ranks, and Super Cat to name a few, Shabba Ranks being the first to be premiered on MTV and Super Cat for being the first East-Indian dancehall artist. These artists made a massive impact on the music scene in America and laid the foundation for major artists such as Shaggy, Mavado, Sean Paul and Elephant man to name a few. There are also artists from Europe and all over the world like Collie Buddz, Ill Inspecta and Cali P. These new artists are quickly improving and changing the sound of dancehall music keeping it fresh and up to date for the younger generation.
Dancehall music being a worldwide genre is still most popular in the Caribbean at its home where most of the artists and producers come from. It gives the younger generation a chance to fulfill a dream and to make a career of it. It is more than just music but a passion and a lifestyle to people. If you have not yet heard dancehall then make it a must to do so, it is captivating and unique and you will surely fall in love with it and would see why it is being so wide spread today.
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