Style recipe for Suno v5

Reggae Fusion

Reggae fusion from the 2000s: skank guitar, rnb drums, synth bass, warm and seductive in feel. A name-free Suno recipe that reproduces the signature sound without tripping the artist-name filter.

History

Reggae fusion is reggae or dancehall crossed with pop, hip-hop, R&B, rock or electronic music. Musicians had been mixing reggae with other styles since the early 1970s under names like reggae-pop or reggae-disco, but the term itself only appeared in the late 1990s. The core grew from dancehall of the late 1980s and early 1990s, whose riddims borrowed from R&B and hip-hop, so Shabba Ranks, Super Cat and Buju Banton are counted among its pioneers. Snow's Informer and Ini Kamoze's Here Comes the Hotstepper both went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Oddly, the big push came from dancehall failing in America: when its hardcore lyrics and heavy patois stopped selling, deejays began toasting over softer pop and hip-hop beats. Shaggy's album Hot Shot produced two US number ones, It Wasn't Me and Angel, No Doubt made a full reggae fusion album with Rock Steady in 2002, and Sean Paul followed with Get Busy and Temperature. Europe had its own branch, Euro reggae, led by Ace of Base and Dr. Alban. In Jamaica the style became a radio staple, though when Shaggy's On a Mission became the official Jamaica 50 song in 2012, many questioned its Jamaican credentials.

The recipe

Reggae fusion, 2000s, warm, seductive, e…

Every descriptor here adds up to 38 tags and 638 characters from the 2000s, clocking in at 85–105 BPM.

Artists in this style

• Damian Marley
• Magic!
• Maxi Priest

Similar styles

• Reggae1970s · 84–104 BPM
• Dancehall2000s · 96–106 BPM
• Dancehall Pop2010s · 95–108 BPM
• Russian Reggae2000s · 75–95 BPM
• Conscious Dancehall2000s · 85–100 BPM
• Reggae Brasileiro2000s · 75–95 BPM
• Island Reggae2000s · 72–90 BPM
• Lovers Rock1980s · 70–90 BPM