A sub-genre of reggae,
ragga
is a modern Jamaican sound with ties to the oldest traditional music of that island-nation. The name is taken from the word raggamuffin,
a term used for disenfranchised youth. One popular ragga singer called
Half Pint
said, A lot a people interpret raggamuffin as if it [is] a criminal morality.
Ragga shares many attributes with rap music, including rapid-fire lyrics chanted over a heavy bass line. It is a hardcore
version of the Jamaican style of...