We're all familiar, no doubt with Muhammad Ali's exuberant claim "I'm the greatest!" following his victory over Joe Frazier in 1975 ( a quick aside: the city of Cairo was intitially considered, but obviously "Thriller in Cairo" didn't quite have the same ring to it).
But waht makes a record great? And more tothe point of this project is what makes a dancehall record great.
Commercial success and popularity are importnat facotors,ut they're fsr from the only criteria.
Dancehall, even though it hasn't in my opinion, reached the creative heights of reggae and other genres, remains vital at least in output, and with about 30 years or so of recordings (see next post), it has gathered mroe than enough material for one to eschew the "dweet and dash e iway" mentality of artists, producers and audiences today.
though highly subjective, this list will factor in perceived impact on large numbers of persons, as wel las the quality and prescience of the ideas involved.
next time: dancehall
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