Artist: BoneyMan
Album: Kuffin Season
Review by Alex Henderson
Hip-hop has not only had a major impact on R&B, rock and dance-pop, but has also been influencing reggae for a long time. The hip-hop/reggae alliance works both ways. Hip-hop has been quite influential in Jamaica, and countless hip-hoppers have incorporated reggae over the years. In fact, the New York City resident who is considered to be the first hip-hop deejay (Clive Campbell, a.k.a. Kool DJ Herc) was born in Kingston, Jamaica and was greatly influenced by the turntable techniques favored in 1970’s dubwise. So when one encounters the type of hip-hop/reggae hybrid heard on BoneyMan’s Kuffin Season, it comes as no surprise. This 2011 release has one foot in hip-hop and the other in dancehall. Derrington Hill, a.k.a. BoneyMan, integrates the two on Kuffin Season, although the hip-hop influence is usually a bit more prominent. It makes sense when one looks at his background. BoneyMan was born in Brooklyn and raised
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap: Alternative Hip Hop
Release Date: 2011