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Debate & reception

DebateContested

The streaming single versus the riddim album

One side

Single-and-playlist efficiency

The other

The riddim-album tradition

What was argued

Two positions on how streaming reshaped dancehall's recording economy: some hold that the single-and-playlist model rewards standalone hits and global focus; others argue it undercuts the riddim-compilation tradition of many artists voicing one rhythm, a system that built dancehall's collaborative economy.

The records this concerns

Sources

DancehallMag; Jamaica Observer; Beth Lesser, Dancehall