Sean Paul has grown weary of the current trajectory of the local musical landscape and urges the Gen Z individuals in the industry to "step up their game" to ensure longevity. He told THE STAR that since the introduction of "new trap-dancehall" music more than 10 years ago, he sees where the music is going down a different path. "Most of those artistes don't have longevity.
I don't see it; they don't have songs that pass our culture and go out and people are loving to hear dem and sing dem out back. Because it already sounds too close to a genre that already exists. That is huge and have its own support and people [who are] doing it who understand what dem talking about.
I'm not saying stop trap-dancehall [or] clash [but] less of those things in that direction will make you a better artiste. Suh if yuh want be a better artiste you gotta step that game up," Sean Paul stated. "Nowadays, weh yuh have me as an elder, looking towards the younger youths dem, I've been saying, we've all been saying - di music needs likkle bit a substance.
It's a bit much weh unu a deal wid likkle young youths. Mi a 51-year-old and mi still a trod di world and still a mash up di place, and my opinion valid. Suh when mi seh 'Mi don't like clash', I'm not just talking 'clash' [in itself] but di content of what yuh putting in the songs," he continued.
He advised the "younger generation" to eliminate some of what they compose in their musical content while "embracing back reggae music". "I'm not saying d.
