The foremost of these stigmas is the accusation, which is often hurled at the beginning of every point, which echoes, "the lewd negative lyrics in dancehall say-. Often made by people who know little about the issue or origins of the music or artists. This view fails to realize that, in general, this music is more than just creating a popular song, but is an identity for some people, with its origins evident in the streets of the inner city and at the Riverton City dumps. Circumstances or "negative content", which could only be fabricated lies or myths to some in society, is the "dead" reality to many in the ghettoes. Their expressions in the songs, mirror, their daily speech, life expectancy, victimization by the public and private sectors and the harsh reality of no, food, clothing, parents, schooling and sense of respectability as each tragic event cuts away at the hope for the future in the struggle of ghetto folk. .
Once we say society, it means that the accusation against Dancehall is generalized, however, the statistics are clear. From year to year the majority of gang, drugs and turf related violence has taken place, and continues to, in the ghettoes and the rate of increase of violence in other areas of the society can be accounted for by the increase in population and certain sectors of society engaging in organized crime. Neither do we see teenagers dressed up in dancehall fashions on weekends. So where is the negative effect caused by Dancehall in the society, if so, where is the proof of that generalization?.
I would like to iterate that, what people see and here in Dancehall, is nothing more than a reflection of a society and culture and the aspirations of a people. Is this a negative effect?.
Another commonly advanced accusation against Dancehall, by those who disagree with the genre as socially acceptable, centres on the "inappropriate fusion between gospel and reggae".
