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Is Dancehall too violent?
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Would you say Dancehall lyrics have become too violent? The main sponsor behind Sumfest & Sting thinks so. Do you agree?
Red Stripe and Guinness say violent lyrics performed at the events don't fit with their image and they're pulling out.

"Some performers continue to propogate, through their live performances, violent and anti-social lyrics," the company says in a statement.
 
The organisers of Sumfest say it won't affect the event, despite losing the deal worth millions of Jamaican dollars.
Has Red Stripe made the right decision? Are Dancehall lyrics too violent? Let us know what you think...

Tresha
Dancehall music is admittedly a very controversial issue, what with its strong lyrics that continue to degrade women, promote violence and by no small means, manage to increase sexual vulgarity and morality.... But we now live in a world where a good solid beat that we can 'whine' to u is all that is readily required..(all morals and values be damned). I give these labels two 'thumbs up' in their attempt but I also believe that this genre has infiltrated our society so deeply that it will take much more than this to help us out of this predicament.. though I hope I am not being too hyporite if I truthfully admit that I have found myself humming to the catchy tunes!!!

hakeem
i used to like jamaican people but now no more,i supporse that jamaican and african are the same people but i realise that some jamaican people are not like that.i like jamaican RASTAS but not this so-called people who call dem self GANGSTAR assulting woman,sing bad lyrics in there music,promoting sex promoting passa passa.that why HIV/AIDS WIll increase,they not spreading good music,yu will never see real RASTA doing such an awful think on the stage,artist likeMAVADO VYBZ KARTEL SPICE BUSY SIGNAL ELEPHANT MAN IDIONA Should be ban from singing,they should be a role model they should copy people like SIZZLA RICHIE SPICE JAH CURE TURBULENCE,THOSE ARE A REAL HERO WHOO ARE EDUCATING THE PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM CRIME AND LOVE EACH OTHER



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