Another banger from the reggae rebirth crew. Kabaka Pyramid is such a tuff artist, lyrically, flows, voice and ever on point with the militancy. This new one, "Never Gonna Be A Slave" is no different to usual. Songs about what it says on the tin.
Kabaka P rejects the idea of formal education, promotes working a job that benefits the people instead of the corporate system that "bankrupts Jamaica" and fights against the discrimination of Rasta's. Hotta fire bu'n modern day slavery. "Nah stoop low fi see no wrist bling!"
I'd just like to go off on a tangent momentarily; I understand peoples annoyance at the "reggae revival" thing cos reggae never died, especially not like what these ignorant writers who say reggae disappeared when Bob died claim anyway.
What I will say is, it's definitely a revival of the rebellious/revolutionary reggae. Reggae got too tame and monotonous. Jamaican reggae turned like every Don Corleon one drop riddim (like the riddim above) as well as too cliché rebel or focused on lovers. Kabaka takes the riddim somewhere others don't. These man speak unapologetically for the new generation of youths.
Also, I'm sighting some division where people are trying to sideline or play down the new reggae movement. Trust me, Jamaica will live to regret it when they don't own it.
You can check my post on reggae revival here
Kabaka P rejects the idea of formal education, promotes working a job that benefits the people instead of the corporate system that "bankrupts Jamaica" and fights against the discrimination of Rasta's. Hotta fire bu'n modern day slavery. "Nah stoop low fi see no wrist bling!"
I'd just like to go off on a tangent momentarily; I understand peoples annoyance at the "reggae revival" thing cos reggae never died, especially not like what these ignorant writers who say reggae disappeared when Bob died claim anyway.
What I will say is, it's definitely a revival of the rebellious/revolutionary reggae. Reggae got too tame and monotonous. Jamaican reggae turned like every Don Corleon one drop riddim (like the riddim above) as well as too cliché rebel or focused on lovers. Kabaka takes the riddim somewhere others don't. These man speak unapologetically for the new generation of youths.
Also, I'm sighting some division where people are trying to sideline or play down the new reggae movement. Trust me, Jamaica will live to regret it when they don't own it.
You can check my post on reggae revival here
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