Commentary by Mitch Santell, Producer/Co-founder Big Reggae Mix By nature, I'm a mellow guy, but when I read an article from a writer who dumps on Reggae, it pisses me off. Here at Big Reggae Mix, we have tracked 100's of Reggae bands and individual artists since our launch over four years ago. It is my observation that in today's music business, some of the hardest working bands around today are all in Reggae. These bands do everything from writing their music, press their albums, booking themselves into as many Reggae Festivals as they can and pushing their sound. I'm not like-minded with these comments, so I think I need to take a walk. The critical element for me in Reggae is it's a direct link to the Cannabis Legalization Movement. Marijuana smokers were all turned in to criminals in the 1970's. Imagine going to jail for ten full years because you were smoking a joint? But reggae? Oh, it’s deader than Bob Marley. You get the occasional single from one of Marley’s sons, but that could just as easily play on the pop/rock radio stations. In fact, they do. But before that… what? Maxi Priest? UB40? As much as I like the early work of both of those artists, their success was founded mostly on the commercial, rather than the rebel, tip. And the only radio exposure they receive now, if any, is on urban classics and college stations. It’s safe to say that the only real survivor of reggae’s heyday are dreadlocks, which now ironically signify wealth and celebrity, rather than the hairstyle of the oppressed. #bobmarley #reggae #music #jamaica #weed #love #rasta #art #marijuana #cannabis #dj #onelove #rastafari #hiphop #weedporn #thc #reggaemusic #ganja #cannabiscommunity #artist #rap #rastaman #life #instagood #kush #stoner #dreads #smoke #dreadlocks#like #follow #maryjane #dancehall #marley #s #travel #bobmarleyquotes #photooftheday #weedstagram #stoned #goodvibes #hightimes #sativa #culture #nyc #indica #bujubanton #dance #rock #bong #peace #positivevibes #hippie #canada #joint #wizkhalifa #happy #stream #itunes #weed #cannabis #marijuana #cannabiscommunity #thc #weedporn #cbd #weedstagram #ganja #stoner #cannabisculture #dabs #kush #hightimes #maryjane #dank #life #highlife #smoke #high #highsociety #memes #sativa #medicalmarijuana #indica #stoned #bud #love #follow #bhfyp #hemp #hash #funny #rap #girls #meme #smokeweedeveryday #music #vape #christmas #bhfyp #fortnite #instaweed #f #wax #like #society #ganjagirls #dog #terps #legalize #art #weedmemes #pot #lol #shatter #stonernation #hiphop #cbdoil #california
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