WTF is Dancehall? The Insanely Influential Genre That Inspired Sampling, Hip Hop, Dubstep & More

As one of the coolest and most innovative genres, dancehall basically invented the use of sampling and looping in music. The open use of “riddims“, however, was bewildering to me before I discovered what it was all about. Playlist of songs in this video & more: ALL SONGS IN THIS VIDEO (In order of appearance): 0:11 Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng 0:32 Josey Wales - Let Go Mi Hand 0:37 Michigan & Smiley - Diseases 0:45 Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm 0:51 Sister Nancy - Bam Bam 1:09 Eek-a-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem 1:43 The Mighty Diamonds - Pass the Kouchie 2:20 The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone 2:24 Alton Ellis - Rock Steady 2:27 Toots & The Maytals - Do The Reggae 2:40 Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number (live) 2:59 U-Roy - Wake The Town 3:54 Kool Herc - Break beat demonstration 4:42 Sugar Minott - Herbman Hustling 5:04 Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going 5:12 Sugar Minot