Drake continues to demonstrate his power by being the most streamed artist in Jamaica, topping the likes of Vybz Kartel, Alkaline, Skillibeng.
In the world of music, Drake is a superstar, selling out stadiums, arenas, topping albums charts, breaking records. From Jamaican Spotify stats, Drake has out streamed the local artists.
Is Jamaican artist losing their pulling power on the local market? Vybz Kartel isn’t happy with the news of Drake being so popular in Jamaica, and he had this to say:
“JAMAICA PEOPLE STOP “WORRY UNUH FARIN MIND” AND START SUPPORTING LOCAL MUSIC MORE. AND DON’T TELL ME NO CRAP BOUT PRODUCTION QUALITY CAUSE A LOT A DEM FOREIGN SONG DE ARE POORLY PRODUCED AND SOUND LIKE SHIT QUALITY WISE . NUH MATTER WHO 1ST, FROM DANCEHALL WIN WE ALL WIN, STOP PLAY WID ME GENRE #DANCEHALLCYAA STALL MEMBER A WE INVENT HIP-HOP. ( Yes ppl free to listen what they want and if foreigners are in the top ten I’m not surprised but still…we have a plethora of local genres and artistes to choose from so it puzzles me that a foreigner is at #1 ..ppl cut it out! )”
The comments section of Vybz Kartel’s page went insane, fans commented likewise Jamaican recording artists agreeing with the Worl Boss. After the first statement, Vybz Kartel added this to a comment from Jamaican Disc Jockey ZJ Chrome
“BUT THEN AGAIN JAMAICAN RADIO PLAYS MORE FOREIGN MUSIC THAN LOCAL, ONLY @iriefm_ja GI WE 100% LOCAL MUSIC.. EVERYBODY ELSE GI WE 15 MINUTES OUTTA EVERY HOUR..SO THE OTHER 45 MINUTES DEDICATED TO HIPHOP RNB ETC…AMAZING ISLAND LOL“
This was the comment from ZJ Chrome to the first statement from Vybz Kartel after finding out Drake topped the streaming in Jamaica:
“Fam ! While I agree with you that local radio, parties & Djs can incorporate more local music, let’s face the fact of who, consumes Spotify.. it’s fairly new to jamaica & the core dancehall fans ( I would say don’t have access or familiar with it ) any visitor will be recognized as Jamaican stream as well. I honestly don’t think this is a fair representation of Jamaican consumption. Jamaicans are more familiar with YouTube as their main streaming source !”
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