By: Out&Bad
Between the years 2006-2007, the dancehall fraternity has witnessed four new artistes who have definitely made a mark in the industry. All four came along with a catchy slang that has now become an everyday language flowing from the mouths of teenagers and grown ups.
The first one on the OutAroad.com battle field was Busy Signal, who definitely stuck to the definition of his name and had the place busy. Within a few months he had the whole place shouting “Sound The Big Thing Dem” - he also made a promised to his fans that he’s
“Not Going Down”.
This promise, he manages to maintain even though a few months back, Busy had lost every bit of his ‘Signals’. He was however quick on his thoughts to realise that “These Are The Flipping Days”.
Next on the agenda was Idddddddd donia, who got his big break by following the clashing trends of Bounty Killer and Beenie Man. This trend he directed primarily at Busy Signal, though he threw words at Don Corleone, and Cool Face to name a few. With the strong lyrical content that he was spitting out, there is no way Busy Signal could have “Step Out” and competed with Aidonia.
Back then it was the effort of internationally acclaimed producer Cordell ‘Skatta’ Burrell who helped Aidonia to create a strong fan base within months. The relation between the two didn’t last long, because of a simple contractual agreement. Aidonia’s creative slang was “You Know It’s I dddddddd donia”. This became an anthem for teenagers and even a few grown ups.
During the clashing period between Aidonia and Busy Signal, Munga tried to butt in - but no one paid him any attention – So then came Mr. Gangsta for life – Mavado. He was an instant hit among dancehall fans both local and international. Some were debating about the violence in the lyrical content of his songs, while others were debating if he would be the next artiste to join the hardcore group of outstanding deejays such as Bounty Killer Beenie Man, Vybz Kartel and Elephant Man.
At first Mavado was only singing about his problems in the ghetto, until the King of The Dancehall Beenie Man decided to step on his ‘Daddy’s’ toes, the one who is also known as Bounty Killer. This was one of the few bad decisions that he made and then things got ugly. Anywayyyyyyy! That’s not what we are focusing on right now.
By this time, the man that the public had booed at a few shows was slowly but surely soaking into their minds. It was non other than the man himself Munga Honorable. When he first started out no one believed him that “Them Bowy Deh Nuh Bad Like I”.
Although that was not so convincing, he went back into his musical archive and started to “Flipping Rhymes.” This was when dancehall fans realised that Munga “Bad From Him Born”, but it was too late - there were nowhere to hide when he started to “Buss It Mek Di Earth Shake”. No need to be scared now, he’s now a gallis who’s gentle asking his female fans to “Whine Pon It”. His creative slang was “Yes Yesssss!
So, the question is….. Who will remain at the top of table and who will fall?
Predictions: Busy Signal and Idonia will make a strong come back -
Please feel free to leave your views on this article.
Posted on July 22, 2007 20:19
Munga bad from him born - wicked artiste mi like mavado too but too much violence
Posted on July 22, 2007 20:26
These four giuys are so hot - but munga really surprised me never expect for him to buss - and now he's running the place I gues it's good to give people chance before juding
Posted on July 22, 2007 20:33
All artists are Top!Their trax makes one go wild!But Aidonia is my favourite with his turning on voice!I like Aidonia trax big time!Hot Wuk my favourite :)
Peace and Love,
Blackrose.
Posted on July 22, 2007 20:37
I think mavado will be the one standing he's the one with the real talent - busy and Idonia need fi start do songs together
Posted on July 22, 2007 21:07
I think Aidonia is a good writer but him need fi start deejay slower and singjay more - he has a wonderful voice, but right a munga a do it
Posted on July 22, 2007 22:33
All I can say they are all good artistes and it's good to see so many new acts on the scene
Posted on July 22, 2007 23:05
Mavado the real big man, loyal youth that is why bounty love.
Posted on July 23, 2007 01:19
the last one who will stand is the ganster 4life him self then you wil have busy signal then munga and idonia it not going to be hard 4 movado him self
Posted on July 23, 2007 06:42
Yow Idinia a my boss all thes artistes are doing well but Aidiiiiiii donia is my boss they are giving him a fight bur they won't be able to keep him down too long buckham
Posted on July 23, 2007 08:54
Straight up all di artiste are bad but di only one wit real lyrics is aidonia... People will always get use to the flow after a time and if ur not sayin nothin to grab a listeners attention u will always fade in time.. Donia a di boss
Posted on July 23, 2007 10:08
movado, busy,& munga will be still standing love those men. idonia is following kartel and it nah work fi him! see him fade already i dont see a big come back for him. movado sell off!!!ALIANCE!!!
Posted on July 23, 2007 11:17
I am a big fan of Idonia so I guess I am going to be bias with my opinions, Idonia can have it, he just need to be a bit clearer while flipping his rhymes. This will followed by Busy Signal love him too, great potential. Then its up to Movado and Munga to continue. Love the music right now, love it.
Posted on July 24, 2007 15:28
i think movado and munga will last. well for busy and iodia they kind a pop up now and then. yow the song weh busy have about these days bad.
Posted on July 24, 2007 15:49
i think movado and munga will last longer.for busy and idonia they pop up now and then. the new song wah busy have bad.
Posted on July 24, 2007 20:58
ALL DEM A BAD ARTISTE, MOVADO, BUSY SIGNAL, AIDONIA& MUNGA...DEM VERSITILE..DEM THOUGH JUST SING BOUT GUNS ONLY BUT A VARIETY A DIFFERENT TINGS..DEM SING SONGS 4 DI GANSTAS, DI FEMALE, HOW DEM A RUN NOW A DAYS,ETC....
MOVADO HAVE SOME GOOD TUNE..HIM VERSITILE TO..AIDONIA HIM A GWAAN W/ TINGS.LUV IM NEW VIDEO 'WATS UP'.. MUNGA AS HIM SEY DI GIRL DEM LUV DI GANSTA RAS..YEAH..HIS SONGS ANYBODY CAN LISTEN TO...
WELL BUSY A GWAAN WITH TINGS 4 REAL..WITH DI BIG TUNE 'THESE ARE THE F@*%ING DAYS'..DI SONG BAD.. DI CONTENT, EVERYTING...HE ALSO AS A NEW SONG 'NAH GO A JAIL AGAIN'..(I GUESS WEN DANNY ENGLISH CUM OUT OF JAIL, HE WILL B SINGING DAT SONG)AND 'JAH PROTECT ME FROM MA ENEMIES'...BUSY I THINK IS THE ONE TAKE OVER DIS YEAR..IF HE CONTINUE DOIN WAT HE DO BEST!!
HE WILL BE THE LAST MAN STANDING!!!SOUN' IT!!
Posted on July 29, 2007 16:34
Aidonia!!! will stand tall rite thru.. di man lyrics dem hard till it look bad..
Posted on September 5, 2007 16:16
Yo wen Movado meh see mavado pon dat stage show, wen bounty first call him up, meh rate him frm den.
But I am hugely disappointed, wat da f**k is going on, him have som good tunes, but movado can't clash and it wit clashing dat yuh see di real talent. plus all his tunes r sounding da same, and i am bored, i have all mavado's tunes even before he makes them lol and if anybody would know its me.
Busy have nuff talent, its just a shame he's in Alliance caus he aint gettin his just exposure, dem a push movado infront a him, bt him humble caus he knws he is destined for better tings.
I Di Di Di Donia is a talent artists, di youth can write,he just needs a bit more work, bt him talented to b%@8* clart, listen to tracks like empty or Di Robbery. " we born poor but we nah go dead poor".
Munga can sing, deejay and everything, Yes Yes, he is verstile da only problem i have wit him is that he is beefing Idonia, and rasta shouldn't gwan wit dem passa passa. but "gangsta do them own thing", he "came to take my place" they "can't hold me down" caus da girls them love Di "Gangsta Ras" and i'll be waiting for him to "Hold You in My Arms".
Big up Addi Di Daddy, Vybz Kartel.
Posted on October 17, 2007 15:40
Busy is by far the best lyrically, delivery focus can sing can deejay. Mavado have di wickidess voice and pure power inna him tune dem. Aidonia lyrics unique but not on par wid busy plus him cant ride di riddim. Munga juss making hits I dont know how long him will last.....in the end Busy and Mavado...dem style sick n cyaaah cure
Posted on October 31, 2007 15:16
who wrote this?busy never lost,busy makes hit,idonia have mouth and around 3 hits and so much war vibes with not much songs touching charts,busy songs sometimes a re socially concious also,and make sense,plus munga tune was a huge hit,and it made a serious move on aidonia that was an anthem here in ny and in jamaica too there is only one looser there and thats aidonia,too much war and dissing and hype,everyone else are having hits/number ones,major shows and tours and are amking an impact.aidonia is a crazy witty lyricist though,he ned to make tunes that people understand and leave the tight rhyme and show his talent
Posted on October 31, 2007 15:18
busy will leave standing fi real,him have the image presentation,talent,great performer,dance and have the crowd
Posted on December 11, 2007 19:41
lets prove who is the best
Posted on December 19, 2007 19:44
Munga are mavado muss be da lass 2 man a stand
Posted on December 22, 2007 21:20
sound di big ting yow this is the only artist will be left standing after the whole passa passa end mi artist a di best sound it!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on December 23, 2007 16:13
I grew up a hip-hop fan - but these guys and Vybz made me give up on hip-hop. I think Munga has the best flow. Busy really has a nice style i like a lot. Mavado got some great tracks - but too much singing in some of them. I like Munga and Busy best - but i think that Mavado has the total package to make it big, too much cross-over potential for him not too.
Posted on December 27, 2007 18:42
munga i think have a chance of been the best out of them all ,he the gangter ras and it have a lot of them out there but he came out so that say a lot most of them try to hide the fact that ras not going to take shit.. munga big up
Posted on February 27, 2008 11:30
munga honerable!i rate him yes yess its da munga honerable represntin 4 ma ladies..yerr wine pon it an talk 2 me....
gal i need 2 no wat u wnt 4 me....lol
Posted on April 5, 2008 22:02
donia to the flipping worl!!!! ....so sick!!!!
Posted on April 14, 2008 12:50
BUSY SiGNAL. ANY QUESTiONS? NOPE DNT WANNNA HEAR EM'
Posted on April 23, 2008 16:46
well i say Mavado gon be da last man standing...i mean his talents knw no boundaries!!!i luvv the violence coz it portrays wah he went thru n wah is going on!!!
iddddddDonia well i luv this man and damn ukku bit...now thats the shi ryt thuur...he's kul stilll
Busy Signal...well it iant busy coz i got thru 2 him last nyt...but damn i luv 2 his i mean his music is the shit
dem it's the M.U.N.G.A not he is "bad from hi born" i mean kul beats and hit...js gotta kp it up
luvv all ya'll
*much luvv*
Posted on May 3, 2008 17:01
all them boyz crazy.trust me!
Posted on June 7, 2008 16:12
yow aidonia a my choic fi life,wid kartel, but munga a dnt knw wats the prob him cum pon radio seh him dnt want ni beef wid donia yet still him go mek the tune"how u tek so long fi ansa" and wen he said "aidonia try defend it n fail"cum on him listen to empty,papa smurf,revalation n the best gunshot mung give up u snt compare.the best artist dat clash my artist a give it to busy yeah mi rate even though him beef wid aidoni
Posted on July 17, 2008 06:32
Mi kno seh busy ah di best wit movado cau evey tune dem buss is wild.suh dem 2 ah dem a di best SOUND DA BIG TING DEM!!
Posted on August 20, 2008 19:47
boi....wot can i say.... start di helicopter lol... rite about now it seem 2 b all about the man of the momnet movado but hear whey mi ah say now.... movado is slack, he aint on point, he is overated and his voice is outta tune, u think if usher or 1 a dem singer like dat sing like him ppl woulda listen.... aniways hes doin his ting i aint gonna hate, but 2 me its allbout aidonia.... everybody know if aidonia clash any of dem he jus finish dem like whey him do munga and busy, n him style similar 2 kartel so him woulda finish him 2, bush kashhhhhhh
Posted on October 18, 2008 13:13
MOVADO,AN MUNGA R HOTT NUFF TINGS AH GWAAN 4 DEM. I REALLY LIKE IDONIA. I AINT DONE TALK YET I LOVE BUSY OBVOIUSLY HE'S D BEST AN HE'S NEVA GOIN DOWN DONT MATTER WAT. ALL DIS BIG GANGSTER TUNE MOVADO FLASHING OUT THERE BUSY STILL BETA. SOUND DI BIG TING DEM! DATS ALL WE SAY HERE IN GRENADA. WE LOVE BUSY. HE'S A GOOD ROLE MODEL 2 US YOUTHS AN A POSITIVE INFLUENCE 4 EVERY1. BUT I VEX STILL CAUSE ALLIANCE GIVING MOVADO MORE EXPOSURE DAN BUSY. AN D PPL HAVE 2 GET 2 KNOW D ARTISTE AN THEIR TALENTS. DEH PUSHING D WRONG MAN 2 D TOP. BUT NO WORRIES BUSY CUZ WE ALL KNOW WHO'S D BOSS. U!!! LOVE YOU 2 D BONE!
Posted on December 18, 2008 13:56
aidomia to the worid him a get a fight