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March 03, 2008
Sugar Minott prepares for a 'New Day'
By: Joan Wilson
 "Dancehall is at its worst," are the comments from the man who time after time produced hit after hits serving up some sweet brew to the massive. Well his concern for the sorry state it now finds itself is that there are no dancehall singers dominating. "Give thanks for the young artistes that are trying to keep it on a level like Sean Paul, Richie Spice, Tarrus Riley, Busy Signal and Lutan Fyah to name a few," Sugar praised.
Sugar bemoans the fact that the DJs seem to be the only ones now getting the promotion and praise in the dancehall. He says a lot of people are forgetting the foundation artistes that brought the business to the fore.
"It is pure confusion going on these days and to make it worse they are trying to say dancehall is not reggae as if they are trying to kill out the reggae music", Sugar lamented.
Sugar urged the need to revisit dancehall and for them to take a few lessons from hip-hop, "instead of trying to be American, it needs to be reorganized and refocused on its original roots."
With that said the singer turned the focus to what is going on in his career. He has just completed his self –produced latest album 'New Day' and he is expecting big things from it. The album also features combinations with Toots, Pam Hall, Josey Wales, Ranking Trevor and the Youth Promotions crew.
With the album out of the way he is working on other projects with Black Roots Production, Youth Promotion Organisation and Daniel Minott on a new rhythm called Charm which feature Derrick Lara or the Tamlins, Carl Dawkins, Determine, Chrisinte, Norris Man and some new talents from his Youth Promotion label.
Posted by yardFlex at March 3, 2008 10:33 AM
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I'm with you on that Sugar Minott!...The dancehall music coming out today sounds like a bunch of noise. Nothing is sounding classic, pure bunga bunga as the ol' folks would say.
Bounty my artist, but I'm not with the stuff he making lately. Sounds like he too mad and cross.
Getting tired of artist talking about rising a machine. Dancehall artist today just wanna be remember as the one who rose the most steel..like WTF!
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Posted by: titi
on March 3, 2008 12:51 PM
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i agree 100% with Sugar, no respect to the foundation mon dem. it's up to the reggae lovers to start respect the veteran artist dem. request dem, promote dem, cuz u know the vibes are right and proper. it's like we a take up this european thing, once u reach a certain age nobody don't see u again, well age is just a number is the music is sweet i don't see why we can't acknowledge that. More respect for the veterans who are still out there working and bring sweet reggae music to the massive, Sugar, Cocoa Tea, The Meditations, Mighty Diamonds, yellow, Pinchers, Cat Terror Fab, and all the rest. RESPECT.
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Posted by: keron
on March 3, 2008 01:27 PM
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yuh sugar is a boss, de album hot trust me i know.Daniel minott ah mi producer, talented youth, support de thing.
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Posted by: Yard man
on March 3, 2008 05:08 PM
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Sugar you are right on Target, keep talking I lived in the State and I am so ashamed of what going on now with the dance-hall vibes , please change it ! YES SIR ITS A NEW DAY!
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Posted by: barbara smith
on March 3, 2008 09:36 PM
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yes sugar big up the first lady of dance hall. happy birthday ladyann
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Posted by: madman
on March 3, 2008 10:11 PM
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SUGAR A DI BOSS STILL,BUT DANCE-HALL IS NOT THE SAME THING AS REGGAE,is the music today compatible with reggae in the days of Dennis brown,bob Marley,peter Tosh,dance-hall is the evil son of reggae
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Posted by: paul
on March 4, 2008 01:59 AM
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i agree 1000% with that say about the music .music is ment to be real. the reggae music that comes now is not showing us nothing to uplift the youths of today .its all about who wants to be a bad man and who run things .we want more love in the music. respect to the god father sugar minott your music live on.
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Posted by: glamorous
on March 4, 2008 01:10 PM
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BIG UP BUGA MINOTT, I PLAY MUSIC AND EVERY TIME I PLAY I HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK WAY BACK , I COULD DO THAT ALL NITE AND IS PURE FORWARD, PLAY TODAYS MUSIC U LUCKY IF U GET 30 MIN , TODAYS MUSIC ONLY GOOD FOR 6 MONTHS IF THAT LONG. MUST BIG UP BERIS,COCO,FREDDY,ALTON,MR NOOKS,KEN BOOTH,MI BOSS THE DOCTER,THE FIRE MAN,MR MENTION.PLEASE WE NEED GOOD MUSIC, FOR EXAMPE,WENT AWAY TO FAR FAR LAND.............
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Posted by: Moriah
on March 4, 2008 03:20 PM
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Whilst each sector of the market has its preference we must give due respect to foundational music and allow it the same growth and promotional potential we offer to dancehall.
I however believe that reggae and dancehall are two different genre of music, whilst dancehall was spawned from reggae they are deffinately not the same thing.
Moriah
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Posted by: kebra
on March 4, 2008 05:54 PM
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Respec in all Aspec to the Elder Lion "Sugar". I agree with him. Dancehall is losing its roots. No disrespect to African-americans, but they do not run america, nor do africans in europe run any part of europe. So why are Jamaicans who are a nation 85% African trying to be like others who do not have the same responsibility as them. People are trying to seperate reggae and dance-hall so that they can put all the slackness they want in it. Dancehall was created by talking or toasting over a reggae riddim. The riddims today are still majority reggae riddims and thats what sells dancehall to the world. Reggae is not simply onedrop.
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Posted by: Coral
on March 5, 2008 08:14 AM
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Hi with regards to what Sugar has said,totally agree,
I went to Island Village, Ocho Rios 22/02/08
And was entertained by some legends such as Sanchez, Flourgan, Yellowman, King Jammys, to name a few. And to be honest I am 43 and I felt like the oldest person there, so there is still hope for the younger ones they know the foundation and Reggae is strong, no man can tek dat from us, blessing to all
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Posted by: stacy ann
on March 6, 2008 04:42 PM
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the foundation reggae is very strong i just attended a "Meditations" show and i am telling u i haven't enjoy myself like that in a longtime, pure forward songs like, " Woman is like a shadow", "running from Jamaica', "Nyah Man Story". We need this type of vibes back in business, music that lives forever. i for one do not understand how some record companies put so much attention into these new artist when their songs only last for 2wks to 6months. These execs need to take a closer look at the veterans. Taurius Riley is the only artist out there who a hold my attention. I'm a musical girl and no any thing can hold my attention. Respect to real entertainer who love the craft, time these likle thugs go sit down and stop hustling he music.
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Posted by: Jah-Works
on March 6, 2008 08:54 PM
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Dancehall and reggae music as we know it, are two of the same. The only thing that is really different is the lyrical content. Part of what Sugar Minnot is saying is that the consciousness is gone from the dancehall. Barrington Levy, Junior Reid, Tenor Saw, Half Pint, Frankie Paul, Cocoa Tea and many others have made their names by chatting on sound systems in the dancehall.
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Posted by: edgar
on March 9, 2008 03:07 PM
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BIG UP TO MAN LIKE BUGA MINOTT AND THE FOUNDATIN HELDERS OF REGGAE MUSIC. I AM LIVING IN THE STATE AND WHAT I HEAR THESE NOW A DAYS GENERATION PUTING ON RECORDS AND PLAYING IN THE DANCE HALL IS A INTERNATION DISGRACE.BUGA MINOTT KEEP ON SINGING THE GOOD MUSIC AND I WISH YOU LONG LIFE AND GOD RICHES BLESSING. YOUR LONG TIME FAN.
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