Too much negativity in the dancehall right now. Million Stylez speaks out on his new single Inna Di Dancehall.
“Over the last few years both the lyrical content and images within Jamaica’s dancehall music industry has deteriorated to a truly awful state. More or less naked women can be seen in most of the trending music videos performing despicable acts, while the men overtly brag about killing each other.
The stench of what is going on in Jamaica’s dancehall has gotten so bad that even dancehall artists from other countries are talking about it. Hence the new release from Swedish producer Partillo and recording artist Million Stylez.
Both men are sharing a much needed song titled “Inna Di Dancehall.” On the record, Stylez says: “too much badness a gwan inna di dancehall – nuff slackness a gwan inna di dancehall.” He makes it clear from very early in the song that he intends to burn-out some of the things that he is seeing. And he did! He goes on to say: “some likkle gal a dance like a big go-go – yu serious, that is a big no no.” [Full Lyrics below]
For his part, Partillo, who is known and respected for the works he has done with artists such as Sean Paul, Yellowman and Chronixx, delivered a banging dancehall rhythm that is sure to resonate with listeners.
This song is already being labelled as controversial because some who have heard it believes that these issues should be tackled by a Jamaican artist as oppose to a foreigner. That being said, the reality is that whatever is happening on the Jamaican music scene usually spills into other communities around the world.
This is what Million Stylez has to say about Inna Di Dancehall and all the debate surrounding the song:
“There is too much slackness and negativity in contemporary music in general, from hip-hop, dancehall to pop. It’s all about acting stupid and doing extreme stuff like drinking til you drop, do drugs, have sex with whoever and whenever. That is what the youths are listening to today. I wanted to make a conscious song on a real dancehall riddim that you also can dance to, with an uplifting message without negativity, violence or degrading words about women.”
Inna Di Dancehall, which comes to us courtesy of Scandinavian reggae-dancehall label Rudeboy Records, is available on all digital outlets since March 12, 2021.
LYRICS INNA DI DANCEHALL
(Intro)
Aaaah X3
Milli Million huh ey
Too much badness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More consciousness inna di dancehall
Haffi change up the vibes wah mi tell dem
(Verse 1)
Put up yuh hand from yuh love it right now
Certain things mi a go bun it right now
Likkle youth a gwaan like a thuggy right now
The Bible the whole a dem fi study right now
From yuh nah stoop low fi di money nor bow
Some likkle gal a dance like a big go-go
Yuh serious? Thats a big no no
Dem seh that they’re in love with the white coco
From yuh a father seh nothing nuh go so
From yuh a mother seh nothing nuh go so
Cause right now we deh pon a alltime low
So we haffi change up the flow now
(Chorus)
Too much badness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More consciousness inna di dancehall
Haffi change up the vibes so we cyaah stall
Ma-ma-ma-madness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More righteousness inna di dancehall
And praise the Most High
(Verse 2)
So who the cap fitMake dem wear it
Yuh make the problem the whole a we bear it
Dem take dancehall and a tear it
Siddung pon good links and don’t wah share it
Anything yuh seh mi don’t wah hear it
Already said and done I declare it
How yuh can play that crap as a parent
To your children please dont fail them
Because the youths are the future
So we don’t wah fi turn dem inna shooter
No likkle girl fi turn prostitute ya
Ey cooyah cooyah take a look inna di book ya
(Chorus)
Too much badness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More consciousness inna di dancehall
Haffi change up the vibes so we cyaah stall
Ma-ma-ma-madness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More righteousness inna di dancehall
And praise the Most High
(Verse 3)
Put up yuh hand from yuh love it right now
Certain things mi a go bun it right now
Likkle youth a gwaan like a thuggy right now
The Bible the whole a dem fi study right now
From yuh nah stoop low fi di money nor bow
Some likkle gal a dance like a big go-go
Yuh serious? Thats a big no no
Dem seh dem a in love with the white coco
From yuh a father seh nothing nuh go so
From yuh a mother seh nothing nuh go so
Cause right now we deh pon a alltime low
So we affi change up the flow yo
(Chorus)
Too much badness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More consciousness inna di dancehall
Haffi change up the vibes so we cyaah stall
Ma-ma-ma-madness a gwaan inna di dancehall
Nuff slackness a gwaan inna di dancehall
More righteousness inna di dancehall
And praise the Most High