Jamaica Bans Explicit Music From Airwaves

February 24. 2009

In what is welcome news to many Jamaicans, the government has banned explicit lyrics from the airwaves in Jamaica. With all the talent that has come out of Jamaica, a nation that created two forms of music, reggae (Clement Dodd) and rap (Count Machukie, Dj Kool Herc), this garbage some younger artists are trying to pass of as music is unacceptable.

It sets a terrible example for the next generation of Jamaicans growing up, objectifying and degrading women with lyrics that are profane and violent as well. Don't reward people with airtime for such poor material.

While, this is a worldwide problem in music, TV and film, with artists from several countries engaging in it, that doesn't mean the nation has to tolerate it. I am glad it is banned, as it's not real music anyway. Artists need to go back to good old-fashioned songwriting, taking grammar and decency into consideration.

When Jamaican artists like Bob Marley released material, it was solid music without the garbage and it stood the test of time. Other Jamaican artists such as Dennis Brown, Inner Circle, Maxi Priest, Black Uhuru, Marcia Griffith and Hot Chocolate, a few of many, released lasting music that still stands to this day. 

The garbage that is coming out now from some artists is not going to cut it and shall be relegated to the annals of music history. It's time to let it go and go back to the traditional methods you were taught.

Jamaica regulators ban sex, violence from airwaves

2 days ago - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican regulators say they are forbidding all explicit references to sex and violence over the airwaves.

The new rules from the island's broadcast commission ban any song or music video that depicts sexual acts or glorifies gun violence, murder, rape or arson.

The Saturday announcement follows a Feb. 6 ban that specifically targeted dancehall tunes and videos depicting "daggering" — a dance style popular among Jamaican youth that features pelvic grinding simulating sex.

The beat-driven fusion of reggae and rap known as "dancehall" is hugely popular in Jamaica despite recurrent controversy over its lyrics and the dance style....

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