The latest rivals in Dancehall are veteran Deejay Bounty Killer and Shabba Ranks, The two seem to be at it with each other following a very controversial statement made by Shabba.
Bounty Killer and Shabba Ranks are at odds it seems, the two genre veterans have been at it for over a decade now. Bounty back then declared that “no little old lame run away back in di days guy cyaah size up one General. (no p-ssy test) else a funeral,” This came following Shabba Ranks’ statements about veterans of the genre ‘fighting against younger artists.’
In recent times, an audio clip of an interview with Shabba and a Jamaican radio personality, surfaced, making rounds online, Shabba can be heard saying that doesn’t want to be addressed as a “general.”
He then went further to say that General Trees, General Degree, and General Echo are the only three generals in Dancehall while commenting that “any other general a plan fi funeral,” an apparent shade aimed at Bounty Killer himself.
Killer, in return with no long statement took to his official IG, posting a newly recorded single titled ‘One General’ a Notnice produced tracked directed to Shabba’s remarks.
“Friendly reminder don’t ever forget🥳🥳Uno General x General Echo,” Bounty captioned the post.
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The conflick between the two long standing deejays in the business, came about back in 2022 after Shabba issued a warning during an interview with Onstage. The warning was aimed at the veterans in the business who were bashing on the younger upcoming talents, for the lyrical content they were contributing to the genre.
Shabbas comments came up following Bounty’s performance on the Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise. bashing the new trend of “dunceness” in Dancehall by some upcoming artists, pointing out that being uneducated should not be endorsed, as this will result in societal decay.
“Ah we a di strongest culture inna di worl’—wah likkke dot pon di map and everybody waan seh ‘bomboclxxt!’…weh a gwaan a bare dunceness, dats why some bwoy ah come sing some dutty, nasty foolishness… People haffi excellent and educated and smart. Bwoy seh if yuh waan hide tings from black people, put it inna book. Dat mean seh bwoy a celebrate seh they made us illiterate an’ dunce,” Bounty had said.
However, Shabba, on the other hand saw things differently and demanded that veteran artists leave the younger acts alone.
“Mi hear some big man inna music now, weh every turn dem turn dem beat gainst di likkle yute dem; an dem fight gainst di likkle yute dem. An dem waan tell di likkle yute dem weh dem mus seh. And dem waaa tell di likkle yute dem weh dem fi do. Mi waa meck oonu know enuh, seh when me did a do music a said way oonu did a gwaan like oonu waan control my mind state enuh. And look what I become inna di face a di world. Because a my music,” the X-tra Naked artist had said.
“So I am saying that to say dis: none a oonu nuh know di distant that the yute melodies or the work dat he say on record is gonna reach. Suh oonu caan gwaan like oonu waan kill di yute dem talent. Give di yute dem a chance wid dem music! Di yute dem nuh haffi do di music like how we do di music. A fi dem music. Come out a di yute dem arena and leave di yute dem meck dem do dem music!” Shabba added.
Bounty also recalled Jahshii’s infamous Television Jamaica interview, in which the young deejay criticized Shabba while praising him. “Ask Jahshii. For one he will tell u exactly how the youths felt about some elders👍🏿,” Bounty had stated.
Listen Bounty Killer’s most recent song below.
