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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
in the early to mid-90s reggaeton was a promising genre of spanish speaking reggae music from the caribbean and from Latin America. there were a series of really good, really conscious, really talented bands who had heart and originality...
now it is just some bourgious get laid music for spanish dance halls, and is devoid of most of its original cultural expression. you should just listen to some regular reggae instead of sexualized imitations.
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I grew up on Reggae. My brother played me endless amounts of ska, lovers rock, mento, dub and the like, and I found my own way to dancehall and roots about 10 years ago.
It's not that I dont like conscious reggae; I just want to hear some Reggaeton at this current moment. I'll thank you for your advice and kindly riposte with a request to respect my desire to listen to entirely preposterous music.
'Originality' is the 20th-century's equivalent of phlogiston.