Is “Twin Of Twin” A Destructive Jamaican Cultural Influence?
Jamaican artistes, including former Dub Poets like Ini Kamozi have always been very creative and innovative with their lyrical expressions. Reggae artiste, Muta Baruka, has also been very famous for his musical dud expressions over the years. But in recent times, the Jamaican dud poets have taken the artform to ridiculous level such as “Twin of Twin” comprising court proceedings in raw Jamaican jargon replete with Jamaican expletives, placing it in the category of the X RATED stuff. Surely, the “Twin of Twin” lyrical jargon has a certain degree of immorality uncommon to the citizenry of small OECS countries like St. Lucia. Essentially, reggae artistes are noted for their portrayal of the many burning issues confronting Jamaican society, such as unemployment, teenage pregnancy, the ghetto community, drug and gun warfare, etc. Even the late Maestro, Robert Nesta Marley better known as Bob Marley had become quite renowned with his articulation of these so-called “Babylonian Issues” in the
