dancehall and afrobeat have experienced another resurgence in the mid-2010s, as key genres that continue to influence many mainstream artists. But with, Fire is fighting against the stream of watered-down dancehall-lite pop music with his careful fusion of the two genres. And it’s the real deal: As soon as you press play, the album floods your ears with music coming directly from Caribbean and African natives. backstage at a Brooklyn warehouse.
Interestingly enough, the socio-economic and cultural ties between Caribbean and African countries is what initially sparked the idea forwith friend and fellow DJ Fully Focus, which made him realize just how similar the cultures were. That likeness became more prevalent once Fire began touring countries like Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia, both with Major Lazer and on his own.
He recalls an argument he had with a friend, who used the excuse of Africa being too far to travel as he was trying to give her options for summer vacation destinations: “You're a black person in America who thinks Spain is a better trip than going to Africa. I had to literally break the map out, and I was like, 'You're talking about a couple hours difference.' But then I started to realize her mind was saying, ‘This is an unenjoyable trip.
"There's a lot of lawyers involved ... and I can't express to you how difficult that is," he explains. "You try to remind them to sign off on something and ask how much publishing [rights] everybody wants. I had to drop several songs. I'd be working on the paperwork, then all of a sudden it's just on YouTube one day -- and it'll be a beat thatmade. It's truly shocking because you end up trying to stay as much as a business person as possible.
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