Caribbean Buzz
Despite Global Restrictions, Reggae’s Buju Banton Is Having a Fantastic Year.
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4 years agoon
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EBUZZTTDeeply engaged by his words, the three Breakfast Club hosts, Chalamagne, Angela Yee and Dj Envy quietly paid attention. “We watched our brothers rap, and people danced their way right into a prison cell,” Buju continued. He said it was noticed that the positivity was deliberately being kept out of the music, even though there were artistes who were trying their hardest to project positive energy through music, but were often relegated. He pointed out US rapper, Nas. “They tried to make it seem like he is a relic of the past. No, he is not,” said Buju of the well known lyricist. “He’s seeing things and saying things that he wants you to wake up and realise, but you are so caught up on the treadmill- the cyclical brain wash has taken so much great root in the minds of our people, that when an album like ‘Til Shiloh’ came about, it was to remind you of the genesis of who we are, as a people and despite all that is going on, that feeling that you feel inside of you, it is very real,” he said.
In the hour long interview, Buju waded into spirituality and dropped some of the most profound and positive teachings that have been shared by any artist in recent time. “We come full circle now to an album like ‘Upside Down’ where the message continues. And if you look at that time, till this time, it’s 25 years and what has Buju Banton been doing? Have I ever wavered from the message? Have I ever wavered from trying to uplift the consciousness of our people… to let them know that instead of spending $1000 on one pair of shoes, owned by somebody who doesn’t look like me, why not buy couple pairs of shoes and still look fly and classy, yet save a certain amount so you can be assured of your sustenance?” he said.
Buju noted that expressions like these are unpopular. “These thoughts are given out by few, yet the majority is being led in a direction where someone will have to pay,” said the artist.