The last several years have not been kind to dancehall. Record sales have dwindled to negligible levels, while the crossover singles that used to infiltrate hip-hop radio every spring have stopped materializing. The genre’s remaining household names have been tainted by arrests, visa troubles and questionable production trends. But, as its shrinking reach has brought back into focus, dancehall is still an arena where anything can happen. Stars rise and fall quickly, their fates determined by a demanding public relatively uninfluenced by corporate decisions and plugged-in bloggers.
Read more here: http://www.thefader.com/2012/07/11/gen-f-popcaan/#ixzz231HF3r6e
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