We RUN Tings, Tings nuh RUN we

Yes the dancehall culture continues to permeate and propagate to the most unlikely places. This week a clip of MSNBC anchor Ari  Melber quoting a  popular Jamaican saying that went viral. Melber was  describing the current  situation in the US congress concerning the repeal of Obamacare and Senator John McCain response.......it seems quite funny but it shows how far and some of the more unusual places Jamaican culture and music has reached...pree this 

 

So it got us thinking where did this saying from, who created it and when did it start. Our research carries up back of course to the best reflection of popular culture the dancehall. Jump back in the time machine to 1988 when a young up and coming DJ , Flourogan did a song with the title " We Run Tings.......Check it out


Then it became even more main stream when it was featured in the classic Jamaican film "Third World Cop" featuring the hero cop, Capone played devilish well by Paul Campbell. Watch the preview with a host of young DJs  including Hawkeye, Elephant Man, Harry Toddler and Ninja man.  The song was also done over in 199 by Sly & Robbie with Red Dragon who btw is Flourgon's brother as part of the soundtrack for the film which you also hear playing as the musical bed for this promo..

Mad Music........Music the Rhythm of the People  where will it reach next

Miley Cyrus twerks to Dancehall

Yes its true. Anyone who has been following ex Hanna Montana star Miley Cyrus new music career should not be surprised by her MTV twerking performance. A good piece of PR for Miley we may add, now particularity white women worldwide are now aware of this dance phenomenon called "twerking". Anyway that's another story. 

However Miley's career has fast forwarded from cute Disney friendly material to edgy pop and hip hop music seen on her new album. What struck us is Miley's influences reflected in her new musical direction is  definitely a page from reggae and dancehall. Case in point this hit song," we cant Stop" note the line at 1:12 and 2:21 time mark "We run tings, tings dont run we" . Miss Cyrus has been listening to her reggae music.....maaad.

 

The line somehow now part of anerican cultural lexicon has its origin in Jamaican slang and parlance, proof positive harken back to 1998 and the hit song of the same name  by Flourogon, "We run tings" Case closed. Even listen how Miley sings it and you will hear the Jamaican intonation in the lytric.

No surprise as some of you might known Miley has taken the plunge already into full fledged reggae with her involvement with the recent  reggae convert Snoop Lion's single ,"Ashtrays and Heart breaks" (whatever that means) which we like despite the lack of soul and message in the song.