| Reggae rock | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Reggae - Ska - Rock - Hip hop |
| Cultural origins | Late 1980s Jamaica, North America and Europe |
| Typical instruments | Bass - Drums - Guitar - Brass instrument - Sampler - Bass |
| Derivative forms | Reggae fusion - Ska punk |
"Reggae rock" is a subgenre of Reggae fusion that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock, ska, and hip hop. The term "reggae rock" has been used to categorize bands like Sublime, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, Iration, The Dirty Heads, Sublime With Rome, and 311. Reggae rock found its rise in popularity in the 1990s in Long Beach, California, with the band Sublime. The genre has lately found a boost in popularity with the 2010 song Lay Me Down by The Dirty Heads featuring Rome Ramirez from Sublime With Rome, which peaked at #1 on both the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs and U.S. Billboard Rock Songs charts.[1][2]