Meaning
The deep, rolling bass melody that drives reggae and dancehall — the heartbeat and backbone of the music, felt in the chest as much as heard. In Jamaican music the bassline is king: a heavy, memorable bassline can carry a whole riddim, and sound-system culture is built around speakers big enough to make the bassline shake the ground. 'Feel di bassline' is the whole point of the dance.
Examples
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Di bassline heavy, yuh feel it inna yuh chest.
The bassline is heavy; you feel it in your chest.
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Dat riddim have a wicked bassline.
That riddim has an amazing bassline.
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Di whole dance move to di bassline.
The whole dance moves to the bassline.
Origin
From 'bass' + 'line'; the bass melody, central to reggae. See [[riddim]], [[dubwise]].
How it’s used
The deep bass melody that drives reggae/dancehall. See [[riddim]], [[dubwise]], [[one-drop]].