What is a Jamaican supposed to know about creating European dance music? Well I dare say that before 1998, not much. So what happened in 1998?

I've been listening to rap music since 1983. Oddly enough, a lot of Jamaican kids who at that time got caught up with the world-wide rap inspired break-dancing phenomenon pretty much abandoned the genre once the dancing craze faded and instead got turned on to the new local drum-machine and synth bass driven tunes. So yes, while I did appreciate local tunes such as Admiral Bailey's 'Big Belly Man' and General Tree's 'Fifty Dollar Bill', I maintained my love for rap music.