Trap-dancehall: evolution of the sound or dilution of the riddim?
One side
Natural evolution & global bridge
The other
Dilution of the riddim core
What was argued
Two documented positions: some hear trap-inflected dancehall - 808s, trap drums, melodic auto-tuned delivery, associated with Vybz Kartel's later work and a younger generation of producers and deejays - as the genre's natural next step and a global bridge; traditionalists argue hip-hop cadences and trap beats dilute dancehall's riddim-and-selector core.
The records this concerns
Sources
DancehallMag; Boomshots; The Face