Reggae music has a long history of bringing attention to social injustice and oppression.

It's been described as "rebels music", art that offers an anti-establishment message, and denounces establishments and familiar power structures.

Reggae music has also been described as the heartbeat of Jamaica because of the lyrics that tell the stories of the people from that region, sharing their conscience and their experiences. The Reggae music scene has been a voice for those who are oppressed and along the way it has had to endure conflict from the Jamaican establishment for years.

The state has had a past of arresting reggae musicians, banning reggae songs from being played on the radio for being too controversial, and they've also deported Rastafarian leaders.

It is interesting then that the state in any way would seek to employ the use of reggae music to promote their own agenda, but it certainly wouldn't be the first time that's happened. They aren't above trying to coddle to this music scene in order to reap some potential votes.

It wasn't that long ago, that the central bank in Jamaica decided to use reggae music to promote a lesson on inflation.

They made a variety of videos, which were allegedly a product of the bank's public relations director, that address the topics of basic monetary policy and inflation.

"Low and stable inflation is to the economy what the bass line is to reggae music."

The lyrics cry that inflation is not the enemy, even though it technically could be construed as theft, and they insist that if it's controlled through the central bank that it's a benefit for the people.

But making the people slaves to paying interest for loans from a central bank isn't for their benefit. Despite their weak attempts to paint a pretty picture of central banking, the system as we know it today is a disease and operates at the expense and well-being of the people. It claims that one of the main objectives is to preserve the value of the currency, but by their own methods that value is continually eroded, going against their supposed claims of financial safety.

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