New Dancehall

[Benny Bunter]

Went shoe shopping for my sister's wedding today and was *this* far from blowing 200 euros on some Clarks before I came to my senses.

 

[Roobric]

Impressed with Charly Black on that version. Sea Waves is great too

I had a pair of Clarks desert chukkas before I knew their cultural import in JA. Unfortunately they shredded my ankles and the soles wore out within months. This was about 15 years ago though, so they may have changed (I'd hope so at 200 euros!)

 

[Roobric]

Anyone been paying attention to Grim YG? I liked this spin on the 6ix sound but can't remember if I've heard him before:

 

[Benny Bunter]

Anyone been paying attention to Grim YG? I liked this spin on the 6ix sound but can't remember if I've heard him before:

His new ones very Alkaline. Like it though.


I've been really out of touch with dancehall pretty much all summer, have I missed much?

 

[luka]

original is a bit Lion King: The Musical for my taste but this is gorgeous

really came round on this tbh hammered it drunk, lovely sentimantal lush drunk maudlin beautiful

 

[luka]

this is weird as fuck but the chorus is genius

 

[Roobric]

That is pretty bizarre, yeah, but Last Last really does work as a riddim, I should revisit the Skilli

I haven't been paying attention much either, but this Intence tune just came out and it's brilliant...you might even like it Luka

 

[shakahislop]

me and @suspended and @Leo are going to see skillibeng in queens

 

[shakahislop]

its going to look like this

 

[Corpsey]

We've decided we're over this stuff now and we're all into Bronx drill

 

[sus]

its going to look like this

Do they let white people in

If so I'll go with you

 

[sus]

It doesn't appear they do, I've been scanning this crowd intently

 

[luka]

Among the non-Hispanic population, the largest ancestry group is people from Jamaica; in 2014, Hartford was home to an estimated 11,400 Jamaicans, as well as another 1,200 people who are simply identified as West Indian Americans.[87]

 

[Corpsey]

This one's good though



Don't care if you've already posted it

 

[shakahislop]

the phone use is so intense in these nyc live sets, see a bit of it around but this is a lot

 

[Corpsey]

it's weird isn't it, like they're only there so they can show people they're there

 

[luka]

all people do in art galleries is snap a pic and move on.

 

[Corpsey]

all people do in art galleries is snap a pic and move on.

not me, i stand there with my hands behind my back, occasionally walking closer to the canvas and peering intently at some obscure corner

and sure i don't know what i'm looking at but hopefully some of those art gallery girls are watching and thinking

'this guy fucks'

 

[shakahislop]

all people do in art galleries is snap a pic and move on.

tate modern and that kind of thing yes and its distracting. actual galleries no not really. different clientele. sophisticated people like me and corpsey would never take pictures.

 

[shakahislop]

it's weird isn't it, like they're only there so they can show people they're there

I get the impulse for sure, if I'm watching something cool I feel the urge to put ten seconds of it on insta. it feels gross doing it though. but sometimes it prompts people to get in contact which i like. and the usual less noble motivations for putting things on social media of course.

these skillibeng vids though it's like half the people there are videoing whole tunes, it's a bit harder to relate to that. but you know. fair enough. that's part of what it is.