KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican media personality and cultural expert Fae Ellington is condemning several dancehall artistes for what she described as the defacing of Jamaican culture through “slack” and “vulgar” lyrics featured on the revived Hill & Gully riddim produced by Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor.

“When I hear persons changing the lyrics of Hill an’ Gully Rider to vulgarity, it pains me, it hits me in a place I cannot explain, I get numb,” the specialist broadcaster for national events shared in a video uploaded to her YouTube channel on Sunday.

Hill an’ Gully Rider is a traditional 19th-century Jamaican folk and mento song. It was revived as a dancehall riddim in late April 2026 by McGregor. The project, fronted by Masicka’s trending track Slip & Slide, has since attracted features from major names in dancehall, including Elephant Man, Valiant, Govana, Ganggoolie, and Skippa.