IMO, this tune possesses some good lyrics.... This is a conscious yute.... "Cry ina mi music coz man a wailer".. Even the intro catch you when Movado says "from nothing to something"... Good Tune...
Cannot accuse Kartel of not being Up to the Time.... Frankly that was the Kartel I liked when he had that catchphrase.. So if I sound bias feel free to jump in... This tune totally catchy even if yu nuh like the dancehall vibes at present... Trendsetter tune singing about trends and youth culture.. A suh di ting set... Youth and Culture dun set.. "Dat mi say"
Edited by jt (12/30/1003:23 PM)
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Dancehall favorite and naturally reminds people to love themselves... If you dont get caught up in the lyrics... If you get caught up and listen the lyrics, U still remember fi shout it out say yu special and the haters cant touch you.. More conscious vybez.
Another tune that started a trend. but those old enough will remember other artists have embarked on shoe trends before. Notably Likkle John who sang about Clarks. Nuff yute wouldn't even know Clarks booty so so old. Some old time group did sing bout the North Star... Who memba dem track shoes deh!! Remember when balet crep ina style?? lol.. Anyway, nuff people never even know bout Popcaan til this tune.. Unless a cinema dem deh?? Some might not even know this tune helped Clarks shoe sales increase also... I wonder if Kartels management tek it to Clarks shoes Company... Gimme an advertisement deal I'd be saying.
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I have to admit, the song money changer was a turn off for me and made me go anti Gully anti gaza... I thought was the hell... What are these guys doing to the kids.... We ah money changer, if them dis we ah danger... whats that all about?? Concious lyrics but also I thought teaching the youth the wrong vybez. But this was a big dancehall tune also.. So was the tune title... Mi neva believe yu... But how does this edify the yute dem...?? It did mek the yute dem start dance all nasty and ting...
Please.. how dis fi edify the youngsters... This must have added to the youth craze lapping or sit down ina lap or whatever dem used to do pon the bus... Ok... Pepes must have been singing about sex and related sexual stuff from mi height did deh at mi knee but ya dont have to be so uncouth about it.. Do u need to throw it at the kids in such a crude manner especially when they look up to you. And when you identify yourself as the teacha !! Of course we know the reality is that kids have been and are doing these things but singing about how yu tek some girl virginity?? Maybe I'm getting old...
As I said these tunes switched me off from the Kartel and Movado and I supported the bans reaching certain artist as there is a fine line between, music art and plain rubbish... And the girl in the video... Oh lord, help her, coz she knows not what she has done...
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Big tune on the badda dan riddim.... To me this tune is proof that Movado is not just a one hit wonder. The battle with Vybez kartel at sting didn't kill him but has shown that movado in my opinion is in a different class. He has a bit more consciousness and longivity and more of an musical artist than his counterpart kartel. His music is genuine and from the heart.
Kartel at his best and lets keep it real.. He is more of an entertainer and lyrics banton. He just dont sound right when he tries to be conscious. His tunes are not exactly from the heart but from the mind. Kartel seems to strive fon controversy and competitiveness. Wants to be the best but IMO he needs to wait until the title is handed to him rather than hype for it.
Kartel enjoys whilst Movado feels.
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Verdict: Dreams... Pla wid mi body like a piano... Ah Ooo!!
I heard rumours that Kartel bleach and mi hear a girl say Movado ah duh tings wid girl him say him lick out against... But I guess we all have to remember these are human specimens and no one is perfect. They all make out they are principled but dont we all.. The Gully and the Gaza thing was stupidness and those in Portmore if they were sensible should be thinking about their house prices and properties rather than ghettoize portmore...
I have to admit I lost respect for Kartel when he decided to take on Beenie Man. Kartel has already upset some of the pepes in his own camp. He reportedly box down a certain individual who is big in the music scene in Jamaica. Kartel is losing respect for those that came and paved the way for him. He is not showing respect to the music scene of Jamaica and more importantly self respect is lacking. Surely by now Kartel should realize that his actions to influence others. This total disregard for the other artist and the music scene coupled with his desire to be the king of the dancehall creating a pseudo fued with Beenie is not a good look..
Kartel at least should remember where he is coming from.. Music is bigger than you sir. It was hear before you and will be hear after you.. Take a leaf out of Bob Marley's book..
Yes its obvious I am more biased towards Movado. Maybe bcoz he stayed true to the game. He is a ghetto star as far as I am concerned. He kept it real. Is keeping it real. And I like when an artists answers his critiques with his music..
Kartel to me is more about sex and trends whereas Movado is more about survival and reality. Jamaican music is not enhanced or has not gained anything by their involvement in my opinion but it has not lost either. Some DJ's seem to be in a trance because of them, others have become caught up in the hype of Gaza and Gully whilst there are others who say dancehall is dead..
To those who say dancehall is dead, i say if so, then you would not have to ban it, or shut it down.. I'd say give these artists a voice... Bring their intellect to task.... The people and the audience would soon decide...
Dat me say!!!
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The problem with these guys is that thy tend to lose following over time due to their lack of respect and all mighty attitude. They too will fade away as the extent of their musical ability is exposed
Deejay Vybz Kartel earned the selectors' choice for top 2010 artiste, based on the sheer quantity of his hits selected by the compilers of various dancehall mix-tapes.
The music of Kartel including hits Clarks, Straight Jeans, Touch a Button, Dumpa Truck and others, was three times more selected than any other artiste except rival Mavado which was twice as selected compared with other artistes, based on an Observer analysis of 15 dancehall 2010 mix-tapes.
It indicates the extent to which Kartel (but also Mavado) dominated the 2010 mix-tape market which is a key determinant for street popularity, following the demise of the record sales.
It meant that the average mix-tape in 2010 had six Kartel singles; four Mavado singles; two singles each for Elephant Man, Busy Signal and Beenie Man; and 1.5 singles for Aidonia.
The selectors mix-tapes analysed included those of DJ Vanesz, DJ Supa Duka & Amazing Grace, DJ Jahmawi, DJ Mr Mee Roy, DJ Piombo, DJ Level, DJ Geezy G and DJ Science.
Despite Kartel's street success, his litany of singles, or even his recent album compilation which included the monster street hit Clarks, he is not top-10 charting on iTunes, the largest internet music store. The problem however isn't unique to Kartel, as 2010 dancehall singles are rarely charting on iTunes but are available for download. The top-10 instead is dominated by foreign deejays or mid-2000 singles from local deejays Sean Paul, Shaggy and Damian Marley which continue to earn from their huge hits at that time.
In fact the most recent charting local dancehall radio hit was Rum and Red Bull by Beenie Man and Fambo. However, Beenie Man's eight singles released last month are not top-10 charting and neither are the hit local singles Straight Jeans (Russian/Kartel), Gully No Fear Them (Mavado), Stronger (Cham and Bounty Killer) or Messing with My Heart (Wayne Marshall).
Finally, the dominance of Kartel is such that when combining the song list on the 15 mix-tapes Kartel had 95 songs, Mavado 64, Elephant Man 31, Busy Signal 30, Beenie Man 30 and Aidonia 24.
