When I was 16 i started clubbing. In the 90's they really didn't I.D, so if you had money and looked somewhat aged you got in. I started going to Reggae clubs, The Biltmore ballroom to be exact and this is where i found SOUND CLASH!
Now they have alot more Foundation sound dubs which means more original old school signers like daddy u-roy,danny dread,CoCo Tea,Ken Boothe,Leroy Smarts,Garnet Silk,Shabba Ranks,Buju Banton etc. But no one has a Bob Marley dub, It's the dub that would destroy and DJ in a clash. The whole dub thing relies on exclusiveness amd how rare the person is singing or speaking. So if you could get a jesus dub you would rule the Dancehall. Sound clashes are extremely high energy and some may think dangerous but i always felt safe cause i understood the culture.
Gunshots are very common in the club. It's like a salute to whatever song is playing,so if the selector says" Legal!!!" it means someone shot a gun in the club in the air and wants him to start the song over. Lol i know that sounds crazy but it's awesome!!! i've seen the roof of Biltmore Ballroom and other clubs and they are littered with bullet holes because of a rewind request:) This and the sexy attire the women are wearing dancing in a sexy winding/grinding motion made me love the dancehall. I grew up learning to love reggae and when i heard a song that was WICKED i wanted to shoot a gun in the air as a sign of appreciation for the DJ playing it!!
After the club we would go outside drunk/high and hungry and as soon as you got outside you would smell the Jerk Chicken cooking!!!
Goto youtube and search for King Addies,Killamanjaro,Bass Odyssey,Earth ruler,Stone love,etc
This was a great experience to my life that i miss and wish it still went on the same way but clashes are not the same just as rap shows are not the same. I miss the good ole' days.
Part 4 coming soon!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!