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Artists, stylists and music video directors rediscovered the timeless aesthetics of ‘80s dancehall, pumping new life into the genre by absorbing the past.Īs we head into the next decade, it is now women artists like Koffee and Shenseea who are leading dancehall to its future with hits that are sure to be playing for years to come. By mid-decade decade Popcaan had emerged as the new face of the genre, while Kartel himself put forth even more hits from behind bars.

But, as Kartel himself pronounced, dancehall cyan stall.

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The decade began with the trial and conviction of Buju Banton and, a year later, the arrest of Vybz Kartel on murder charges, casting a pall over the genre as two of its giants served time. This influence did not always translate to opportunity for the culture’s own artists. Whether it was Rihanna scoring the biggest hit of her career with her most undiluted homage to date, Drake’s mainstreaming of patois, or the dancehall-lite rhythms on massive pop hits by Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber and others, Jamaica’s influence on mainstream music and popular culture has perhaps never been as widespread as in these last few years. The 2010s will be remembered as the decade when pop went dancehall. Words by Sajae Elder, Gabriel Heatwave, Eddie STATS Houghton, Juss Kool, Kieran Meadows, Jesse Serwer and Marvin Sparks The 30 Most Essential Dancehall Tunes of the 2010s 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲