“Afrobeats is melodious but has no lyrics,” claims Rodney Basil Price, also known as Bounty Killer, a Jamaican disc jockey.
The DJ recently told INeverKnew TV that Afrobeats is “like a newborn” when compared to Dancehall.
He did, however, say that the genre is gaining global acclaim because to its “groove and style.”
Bounty Killer also mocked Burna Boy’s smash song ‘Ye,’ calling it a one-word song with “a lot of melodies and a beautiful beat.”
When asked if he believes Dancehall has a future in the worldwide market, Bounty Killer stated that the music genre is no longer as innovative as it once was.
The 50-year-old also described Jamaican music as “technically technical” with so many metaphors.
He said the technicality of his country’s music makes it difficult for people in the diaspora to enjoy.
“Afrobeat has nothing to do with Dancehall, Afrobeat is another genre. Afrobeat never comes in competition with Dancehall,” he said.
“Afrobeat is like a baby from Dancehall, it’s irrelative. Afrobeat and Jamaican music are similar and Afro is taking nothing from Dancehall, Afro compliments Dancehall.
“Afro is leading because Afro has a topic, Afro doesn’t have lyrics, Afrobeat doesn’t even have no lyrics. They have a lot of melody and groove and topic.
“Ye Ye Ye, we know what Ye Ye Ye means… just a topic and a melody. Style, melody, topic, simple. One word with a lot of melodies and the beat is nice and full of groove and style.
“Jamaican music is technical with metaphors. Why are you singing to us in metaphor? Make it simply technical, not technically technical. This is all Dancehall music is today – technically technical.
“They’re making the songs like a test. Nobody wants no puzzle music, people want music to relieve stress but we’re giving music to stress.
“Dancehall use to be creative but they’re not creative anymore. That’s Dancehall’s problem. The topics are limited.”