Most of the reggae songs we have talked about so far are more ... His gentle tenor floats over the heartbeat of a bass line ...

Reggae with the bass taking charge ... essentially an MC, who spoke over the song with Rastafarian messages. The dancehall genre also emerged using digital reggae influenced rhythms.

"[Sly and Robbie] took bass playing and drumming ... in Murder She Wrote and Bam Bam - two songs considered some of the most legendary and important in reggae and dancehall. They also produced ...