Perhaps a Brit can tell me...

[Dana]

why do some British rappers come off sounding dancehall/jamaican sounding? Maybe I'm not listening to the right artists.

 

[Zorak]

A large chunk of the black population in London is from Carribean or Jamaican descent. Other than that I can't speculate.

 

[Lord Stanley]

why do some British rappers come off sounding dancehall/jamaican sounding? Maybe I'm not listening to the right artists.

for the same reason that some don't i.e. there is no reason

 

[Kyle B]

for the same reason that some don't i.e. there is no reason

I was thinking that maybe it was just their British accent. :dunno

 

[Springsteen]

Theoretically it's supposed to be more marketable for them to sound like that.

 

[Dana]

YouTube - Blak Twang - So Rotten

 

[CMDxAbsolution]

The British have their own rappers? How have I not heard any of this?

 

[Peter Parka]

why do some British rappers come off sounding dancehall/jamaican sounding? Maybe I'm not listening to the right artists.

A large chunk of the black population in London is from Carribean or Jamaican descent. Other than that I can't speculate.

:homo:

The British have their own rappers? How have I not heard any of this?

Because you are American and arn't aware of a world outside the USA maybe?

 

[sofia76]

why do some British rappers come off sounding dancehall/jamaican sounding? Maybe I'm not listening to the right artists.

Dude, that's the roots of Ska you're hearing. The Specials, The Clash, et al, ALL incorporated it into their music back in the day.

 

[Peter Parka]

Does this sound Jamaican?

YouTube - Goldie Lookin Chain - Guns don't kill people

 

[sofia76]

doesn't sound like anything..............I don't have my speakers hooked up! :eek

 

[Siphorous]

A few pieces of classic Brit Rap:

[youtube]j9F7Ox2cv2A[/youtube]

 

[Siphorous]

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[Siphorous]

[youtube]rF7EjKVYoxQ[/youtube]

 

[JanieDough]

The British have their own rappers? How have I not heard any of this?

so do the french, the spanish, and just about every other culture you can think of

Because you are American and arn't aware of a world outside the USA maybe?

hey! unless you know rap exists specifically in other countries its easy to assume its an american only style of music!

does any other country have country music? like twang?

 

[skyblue]

so do the french, the spanish, and just about every other culture you can think of



hey! unless you know rap exists specifically in other countries its easy to assume its an american only style of music!

does any other country have country music? like twang?

we dont want it either

 

[Dana]

One America's most legendary rappers is originally from the UK.

 

[Siphorous]

One America's most legendary rappers is originally from the UK.

Which one is that Dana - current or from an earlier decade?

 

[Zorak]

so do the french, the spanish, and just about every other culture you can think of

I've heard French rap before.
God, that shit was hilarious. It's easy to rhyme when all your words end in a silent t. :24:

 

[Dana]

Which one is that Dana - current or from an earlier decade?

Slick Rick