![]() The controversy surrounding “Romping Shop” had no effect on its clout and proved how much global reach dancehall has. ![]() ![]() Additionally, because of its “Miss Independent” sampling, the record ran into some copyrighting conflicts from Ne-Yo’s camp. Noted for its highly sexualized lyrical content - not an abnormal feature in the realm of dancehall - the record became contested in Jamaica between those who were concerned about the effectiveness of the Jamaica Broadcasting Commission’s decency regulations and dancehall advocates who believed the genre was being subjected to unreasonable moral codes. Sampling Ne-Yo’s 2008 single “Miss Independent,” and recorded over a riddim that maintained the same name, this track is one of the most iconic songs in both artists’ catalogs. On “Romping Shop,” Vybz Kartel showed prescience in joining forces with Spice-then a rising star, now a hitmaker in her own right.
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