RDX defends their much-maligned genre in their latest single, Dancehall.
Produced by Apartment 19 Music, the song was released in August. RDX (Renigade and Delomar) calls on colleagues to show respect to the sound they say provides their ‘bread and butter’.
“The negatives of dancehall is what is oftentimes glorified. Not only by people who don’t eat from the dancehall pot, but more importantly from those who actually do,” Renigade reasoned.
Delomar agrees: “Reggae artistes always say ‘sweet reggae’, etc. We as dancehall people mus’ follow dat example and talk good about what feeds us, because talking bad ’bout a co-worker affects the harmony of the entire company.”
Dancehall also targets mainstream European platforms (including radio) which RDX claims give the genre and its artistes little attention. That region has been traditionally receptive to roots-reggae.
The song is not all negative. RDX highlights the achievements of dancehall icons such as Yellowman and Shabba Ranks.