: For many in Jamaica's working-class communities, dancehall serves as an essential escape from poverty and political unrest.
Rohan tried to drop a track—Beenie Man’s “Who Am I.” The needle skipped. Poison’s hands were shaking. They played a second tune. It was swallowed by the lingering hum of Shadow’s bass. The grandmother’s voice still echoed off the zinc fences: “Yuh cyaan control…” Dancehall skinout 7 -Jamaican-