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The Gully vs Gaza era is stimulating to dance hall but also damaging to the Jamaican society. Music is the heartbeat of Jamaican culture, Music shapes, unites and divides our people. Our artists benefit from the feuds as they create more music, get more shows and produce more dub-plates etc. But there are factions (within the society) that use this feud to exploit the society with violence or other deviant activities.
The ones most affected are the young people between the ages 12-24, they see these artistes as icons / role models / saviours that preach a message of freedom of expression; whether sexual, violence or otherwise.
The media is also responsible for the feuds as they broadcast acts of violence sometimes spreading propaganda. Its somewhat hypocritical in the way they (the media operate), they use the Gully vs Gaza feud to reap sales from their mediums whether advertising or otherwise yet they are quick to paint a negative picture and point fingers at the artistes and their managers.
The authorities also use this situation to exploit their disgust for the artistes and their promotional entities by undertaking raids, increasing their presence at various events and blocking events scheduled for various locations.
In the end, its no more than a Fad, that will soon fade out, as the year 2010 approaches there will be new rivals, new conflicts that will overshadow this one. There are more serious issues that need to be addressed within our society than pointing fingers at our musicians who in respect are doing their "hustling".
Our economy needs a boost, we need more employment, more education, more opportunities, small business capitol, price reductions, tax cuts, more security, less white collar crime and corruption, less media propaganda etc. Our nation need to step out of the "Crab in the Barrell" mentality, think innovation, think progressive, plan ways to steer us out of economic disaster.
Our leaders need to be positive role models that the youth can have confidence in, they need to do less procrastinating and do more planning. Our national parties need more unity and co-operation. Our private sector needs more unity and need to give back to its communities.
My opinion will not shape the society, as there are countless articles written, with more intellect added and more readers viewing, this article is just a personal expression of my perspective of Gully vs Gaza. It doesn't affect me, its only music and i choose to listen both sides as they have both done well (lyrically) this year.
The Gully vs Gaza era is stimulating to dance hall but also damaging to the Jamaican society. Music is the heartbeat of Jamaican culture, Music shapes, unites and divides our people. Our artists benefit from the feuds as they create more music, get more shows and produce more dub-plates etc. But there are factions (within the society) that use this feud to exploit the society with violence or other deviant activities.
The ones most affected are the young people between the ages 12-24, they see these artistes as icons / role models / saviours that preach a message of freedom of expression; whether sexual, violence or otherwise.
The media is also responsible for the feuds as they broadcast acts of violence sometimes spreading propaganda. Its somewhat hypocritical in the way they (the media operate), they use the Gully vs Gaza feud to reap sales from their mediums whether advertising or otherwise yet they are quick to paint a negative picture and point fingers at the artistes and their managers.
The authorities also use this situation to exploit their disgust for the artistes and their promotional entities by undertaking raids, increasing their presence at various events and blocking events scheduled for various locations.
In the end, its no more than a Fad, that will soon fade out, as the year 2010 approaches there will be new rivals, new conflicts that will overshadow this one. There are more serious issues that need to be addressed within our society than pointing fingers at our musicians who in respect are doing their "hustling".
Our economy needs a boost, we need more employment, more education, more opportunities, small business capitol, price reductions, tax cuts, more security, less white collar crime and corruption, less media propaganda etc. Our nation need to step out of the "Crab in the Barrell" mentality, think innovation, think progressive, plan ways to steer us out of economic disaster.
Our leaders need to be positive role models that the youth can have confidence in, they need to do less procrastinating and do more planning. Our national parties need more unity and co-operation. Our private sector needs more unity and need to give back to its communities.
My opinion will not shape the society, as there are countless articles written, with more intellect added and more readers viewing, this article is just a personal expression of my perspective of Gully vs Gaza. It doesn't affect me, its only music and i choose to listen both sides as they have both done well (lyrically) this year.
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