Zimdancehall:bad content

"the song my be simple,but the impact is always massive"

we are not reporting we mean it

This kind of thinking is what inspired the formation of this blog as way to identify the impact of Zimdancehall songs on youths.

most subscribers of this music genre identify themselves as the ghetto youths which to most of them it means a member of society that also subscribe to ghetto-hood life style and hustling to earn a living.    

Zimdancehall has become force to reckon with in the Zimbabwe music industry. This genre of music has gained prominence in the country in the last few years and it is now well established and has a large support base especially from the youth. However the ‘message’ in the music has been put under a lot of scrutiny in light of that is it building or destroying us as a society.

Some of the lyrical content in the songs communicates and in a way influences hideous behaviour and in the process eradicating the good morals the society is striving to build especially in the youths. Some of the lyrics glorify drug abuse, violence and sexual immorality. Such tendencies are displayed in videos like “ndinongosimuzda musoro” released by Soul Jah Love which has much explicit lyrics and video content.Another artist Guspy Warrior also released a song praising the use of marijuana otherwise known as mbanje—“tipe chamba timone mone.”Violence is also a common feature emphasized in some of the lyrics of the music for example in the song by ‘Lady B’—"Akunyeyausipo mamisa, akutorera mudiwa wako mamisa” or Beat up anyone trying to snatch you love.