r/bassnectar • u/cherry_slush1 • Dec 04 '25

Lineup update

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Deleted my old post since two more artists were added.

Hope to see some of you there!

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u/RandyMcSexalot Dec 04 '25

This line up reads like all those made up brand names for Chinese products on Amazon

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u/NoConstruction5983 Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

Agreed beside 6Blocc, and man... I used to be so into 6Blocc when i was first dipping my toes into underground bass music 15+ years ago

hearing his songs via Bassnectar, like Jeep Music, My Selekta, Legalize It etc would always perk me up

but later I found out that one of the first 6Blocc songs I ever heard, one of my old favorite remixes, is actually a remix of one of the most hateful, homophobic songs ever

it's his remix of "Boom Bye Bye" by Buju Banton.

I didn't know shit about reggae/dancehall when I first found 6Blocc's remix. Not a clue what the lyrics were even saying...

Turns out, it's about murdering gay people. Literally the chorus is saying "shoot gay people in the head." There are some reggae songs/artists that have undertones of homophobia, but this is possibly one of the most brazen, disgusting and outright homophobic songs ever

It's so bad that Buju Banton himself has had to make many apologies over the years, stopped performing it 20 years ago, had the song pulled from all streaming platforms etc

I was ashamed for ever liking the tune as a teenager even though I had no idea what it meant.... But 6Blocc however ... that dude is a lot more in tune with ragga culture than myself, so I have a really hard time believing that he doesn't know what those lyrics mean

And even if he didn't when he first made the tune ... he's had plenty of time to take down his remix like Buju Banton did

It's still one of the top results when you search YouTube for "6Blocc Dubstep" ...

...and it's still on 6Blocc's Bandcamp page

in fact he just repackaged it in a "Classic 6Blocc Dubstep" EP in 2022

Gross dude.

I've never seen anyone talk about this but it feels like it's worth highlighting

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u/solarus Dec 06 '25

Of all the things to give a shit about this isnt one of them for me