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Professionalism in the Dancehall: Is it lacking?

Professionalism in the Dancehall: Is it lacking?
Written by Malessia Martin

Isn t it amazing how little we actually utilize our brains before taking certain courses of action? It is times like these that a time machine would come in handy. We could then change some of the ridiculous things we managed to do. Too often we people try to gain success at the expense of others. It follows, that whatever career path is chosen, professionalism is imperative at all times. This however was not to be the case at popular entertainer Bling Dawg s Summer Jam party.

This sixth staging of the show started out smoothly with performances from Sizzla Kolonji, Voicemail, Movado and others. All this niceness came to a halt when the Dub duo Twin of Twins graced the stage. Their performance was nothing more than verbal attack on the Doctor Beenie Man who is undoubtedly a dancehall icon! This of course did not go down very well with the patrons who responded in disgust - with booing. Twin of Twins responded by hurling obscene and obnoxious words, which angered the crowd. The show came to a premature end when audience started hurling projectiles on stage.. Artistes such as Bounty Killer, Wayne Marshall, Vibes Cartel, Busy Signal and Idonia were unable to perform because of the abrupt ending of the show.

Let s face it Twin of Twins have been around for quite some time but only got their big break like two years ago. It seems to me that they have run out of material and as such gnawing at a Super star like Beenie was just a desperate attempt to conceal their own inadequacies. Suffice to say Twin of Twins has cast a negative image of Bling Dawg s Summer Jam. Their behaviour perpetuates the stereotype of dancehall being vulgar and peripheral. At this stage the dancehall does not need this kind of disregard for the industry. With the negative perceptions held by powerful international groups - artistes need to maintain the highest level of professionalism.

For Jamaican entertainers a significant proportion of their success particularly the financial aspect is determined by how well they figure into the international market. They should also take into consideration that their demeanour out in the world impacts on Jamaican society on a whole. The simplest form of bad publicity can be like a virus that spreads through every institution, weakening and destroying the already fragile state of affairs in the island. Many may not look at it as unprofessional, but situations such as this put may alter the view of stage shows. For example, a tourists hearing of this incident may associate dancehall with hoodlum and hooliganism then that s how they re going to view the culture and the people. So a word of advice for entertainers think before you act, avoid making a mess that cannot be cleaned up.

The views expressed inside this editorial aren t necessarily the views of PeppaPot.com or its employees.


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taz ah seh:
I think you have summed it up perfectly I agree with you 110%
Posted: Thursday August 3rd, 2006

madeeks ah seh:
mad agai u naah talk nutin but truth and its not only twins of twin a pick on beenie fi get a foward i see a rass do that on bounty birthnite bash and i think if a man and a man have sum thing they should stay out of it and let dem handle it u caah hate a next man cause u fren dont like dem
Posted: Thursday August 3rd, 2006

mhahlani ah seh:
Malo ah seh:
twins of twins need fi get ah life and stop doing di crazy tingz dem do.
Posted: Friday August 4th, 2006

richmoni7 ah seh:
ah tru, mi agree wid all a unu. dem need fi get a life an a career.
Posted: Friday August 4th, 2006

videos ah seh:
When music is no longer a journey, then you become angery. Stop and realize what brings forth good music is not hate only Love. Bless Up
Posted: Saturday August 5th, 2006

dread12 ah seh:
the twins r talented entertainer but them need fi kno seh bringing down a man nah go bring dem up...but ah dem a par wid bounty so weh yo expect
Posted: Monday August 7th, 2006

nickey ah seh:
You are possitively correct about these entertainers,we need to see more love in the industry not haters.
Posted: Tuesday August 8th, 2006

neesha ah seh:
I think Artist and Entertainers should look at the business as a profession and try to be professionals and that will comes with certain values and attitudes.
Posted: Tuesday August 8th, 2006

Luv2dance ah seh:
I dont think its lacking but they were just being themselves and dem tek it too far..
Posted: Tuesday September 5th, 2006

satindoll919 ah seh:
People accross the world are fascinated by reggae music, and jamaica has been gaining a lot of fans each year, but as soon as they get too close: They get turned off sadly....
Posted: Thursday September 7th, 2006

satindoll919 ah seh:
People accross the world are fascinated by reggae music, and jamaica has been gaining a lot of fans each year, but as soon as they get too close: They get turned off sadly....
Posted: Thursday September 7th, 2006

candiesweetie ah seh:
The twins were only standing up for themselves and should be respected for doing just that. We have no idea what theyve been through with that specific artist and so we should not always listen to one side of a story.
Posted: Friday September 15th, 2006

Presy Jay ah seh:
Log on to www.myspace.com/presyjay I am an up coming dancehall artist that is poised to take the dancehall by storm.
Posted: Monday October 2nd, 2006

HOLIJON ah seh:
Beenie man set the trends in the dancehall. You would think that Twins of Twins would have more respect for Beenie. Twins of Twins you will not prosper by bringing down someone else. See wha happen at the show, one of the people you are emulating neva get fi perform. A wha do u
Posted: Saturday October 7th, 2006

antsman ah seh:
tru jamaican young artist need fi respect there elder who pave the way for dem and stopping hating on a man becuz ur fren dont like him stop being a followers and be a leader beenie a big artist locally and internationally, bounty a big artist a yard and a little over seas he cud have more achievement if it wasnt for is ignorancy and the likkle mongrel dog around him who are triggering him off , a next thing twins of twins u guys are fuuny with wat u do if u wana make stopp picking on di man do ur thing and make people laugh, instance when u call di man name u get bottle is dat good or bad, me to know u to find out , big up sean paul my yute dem cah whole u from di white men dem lov u music you SELLLLLLLLLLLLL OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Posted: Sunday October 8th, 2006

ray-za ah seh:
http://www.myspace.com/1rayza

I am an upcomming reggae artist...thats currently on a mini- tour in Japan.
Posted: Saturday October 14th, 2006

fugnky brown ah seh:
yowww,, weh deh a talk seh..eeh..who know bout dancehall can talk bout it.. a nuff a dem no even come from de ghetto and a try put dem 2 cents in.. its a ghetto muzik ting. dem caa overstand...
Posted: Tuesday October 17th, 2006

mckay ah seh:
listen am a jamaican livin in canada, we need to get together, as one, we all need to hold hand with each other and help each other, i read my jamaican paper every day... i know much more about what going on in jamaca more than most.... who live their...what wrong with us why we alway tryin to make our own people feel dolwn...why we can just get along, why are we given people thng to say about us.... we need to look around us... and see how other entertain live in other part of the world, why when i turn on my tv it alway has some thng bad to say about jamaica act, we given people bad thng to say about us let us try to get along help each other dont try to put your brother are sister down please... make a differaqnce in this world... come on art---
Posted: Sunday October 29th, 2006

mckay ah seh:
our entertainer should be the one sitting example for each other, no wonder why we killing each other... you guys have the chance a lot of people dont have to, you can change the world ifd you want, why dont we try to chande and up lift each other, try to say up lifting thng about each other , why it is so easy for us to kill our own, when we kill our own is the white and the asian and the indian is the one to f--- your wife not your own black man, we will walk away from a fight with a white boy, but quite to kill your own black man... all the time their is a big event we all way end up in fight, why is it so hard for black people to get along... why????
Posted: Sunday October 29th, 2006

joan ah seh:
reggae music naw teach the youth them nothing again a pay sex
Posted: Wednesday November 8th, 2006

joan ah seh:
woman a dance naked and the man them have on them clothes.woman get worthles now
Posted: Wednesday November 8th, 2006

shauwn ah seh:
yes its true, but thats how they express themself
Posted: Tuesday December 5th, 2006

STEPHON ah seh:
people listen , all they have to do is preach love and give love , bounty beenie- twins of twins -idoniabusy signal-kartel- and many others are like dogs with a bone but dont know how to eat it, these guys have the world at there feet and people eating from their hands, you know how much people would want to be where they at,if full time now they try to show the yuths of today a better way to life than just telling them about guns and ganster life, i am sure if i put on my mad cap go for one of those so-called bad-man dj as they call them selfs-and but a gun-shot in his hand and tell him to tell me where i should shot him with it, he cries like a child, or cut off mavado toes and pull out a few of his theeth, he would cry like a bitch for his life, so there you have it, they must show peace and love and they will get it,jamaica dont need people like those to reck our beautyful country----who nuh like was mi say drop asleep.
Posted: Wednesday December 6th, 2006

baybeexox ah seh:
As much as we love dancehall, theyre not teaching us a positive message. Evry song is either bullet bullet or hot wuk (f*ck)... is that what were teaching di yutes dem? how to sex and fire gun? i hope not? but seeing the path were on.. i dont know what to expect from the future.

I will respect someone who can some up with a useful song. A song that doesnt oertain to bullets, dutty whining, hot wuk, and shottas.

Do that, and then we can finally succeed. Not only will Jamaicans respect us.. but so will the rest of the world. Right now they see us
(passa passa, hot monday) as animals dancing in the road naked, and when morning comes theyre still there. Where does that leave room for work and education. NOWHERE -we need to strenghten ourselves as jamaicans and see the talent we posses and work towards making dancehall better.
Posted: Tuesday December 12th, 2006

kromanti ah seh:
man like me a watch from foreign fava a so it go but if it fi clean up prospa, but all eyes on kingston na mean?
Posted: Thursday January 11th, 2007

nexxstudio100 ah seh:
hip hop have the same problem. the music have it good side and it bad side. Promoters need to book artist that bring good vibes if them promoting to certain crowd who cant bear the pasapasa. And artist should be held by contracts and paid as such if a so.
But most real dancehall events will not have anything to do with that, man just keep dance fi build a vibes, sell two juice, create some nice memories. Its been a poor people ting. Promoters need fi know whe dem a do, dem want use the artist dem popularity to make money but no realise what they are taking on and cannot handle the backlash when they mismanage their event. music is art, and should be promooted in its proper context, you cant hire a ho to be a stripper, she is gonna sleep with all the men and mash up your business.
Posted: Friday February 23rd, 2007

carla13 ah seh:
twin of twins need fi behave dem self an stop di foolishness
Posted: Monday April 16th, 2007

Rkatec ah seh:
mi read some comments thats putting blame on the muzik an di artist dem...yes its true the muzik nah teach the yutes dem anything positive but what everyone need fi realize despite wha a gwan reggae muzik still to this day teach the yutes dem more than the school system do an a dat unuh fi look inna and not the muzik..bullet bullet is a figure of speech jst like if u say death by chocolate...and mckay not everything u read inna gleaner, star news or whatever you waan read it still nuh mean u know wha gwan a yaad....next thing why is twins of twins doing stage show dem fi stick to di stir it up volume dem///
Posted: Tuesday April 17th, 2007

Rkatec ah seh:
Again is it the artist thats telling the females in the videos to wear these skimpy outfits? is it the artist thats telling ppl to go shoot one another? wha about movies why dont yall blame these movie directors dem too..

woman rights...remember woman nah wha wear long skirts dem start wear skirts to them knees and wha wear pants then the knees when to theighs then mini skirts so who is anybody fi complain when a man say him love when woman wear things like that....big up all artist whether u known world wide or jst locally....ahh murdah
Posted: Tuesday April 17th, 2007

jamaicanbrownin ah seh:
All i can say is I love my jamaicans and my jamaican music and I dont want any of these men tryingto kill off one another over nothing. Keep the peace
Posted: Monday May 21st, 2007

barati ah seh:
Dis ya beenie man ting a big, so everybody want a piace of it for their own benefit
Posted: Monday October 29th, 2007

jamrock girl ah seh:
But everyone have to consider that most of the things dancehall artist in Jamaica set many trends for other countries. I dont blame twins of twins because thats d way dem gwaan so people shouldnt blame him.Or any one else. But they still need to exercise some kind of controll.
Posted: Wednesday October 31st, 2007

fulla4bless ah seh:
twin of twins rock
Posted: Tuesday November 20th, 2007

rampingdemyouth ah seh:
yoyoyoy mi breders wat is di name of di riddim dat vybz kartel sing to de vibe little miss??????/ mi need it any who know pleas tell mi
Posted: Saturday July 12th, 2008


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