Sean Paul on Drake & Justin Bieber: 'They Don’t Credit Where Dancehall Came From'
Dancehall has seen a resurgence in the U.S. mainstream this year, with its sounds heard on some of the most popular songs: Drake's "Controlla" and "One Dance," as well as Rihanna's "Work." But instead of crediting where the sound came from, these artists continue to exploit Jamaica's influence—and Sean Paul is calling them out on it.
In an interview with The Guardian, the dancehall artist speaks on the ongoing cultural appropriation. “It is a sore point when people like Drake or Bieber or other artists come and do dancehall-orientated music but don’t credit where dancehall came from and they don’t necessarily understand it,” Paul says. “A lot of people get upset, they get sour. And I know artists back in Jamaica that don’t like Major Lazer because they think they do the same thing that Drake and Kanye did—they take and take and don’t credit.”
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