Meaning
One of the most famous and longest-running sound systems in the world — the 'Stone Love Movement', founded in Kingston in the 1970s and a giant of dancehall sound-system culture. Its selectors, its dubplates, and its dances are legendary, and to say a dance is 'kept by Stone Love' is a mark of the real thing. It stands as a byword for the might and prestige of a top sound.
Examples
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Stone Love a keep di dance tonight.
Stone Love is running the dance tonight.
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Stone Love have di baddest dubplate.
Stone Love has the best dubplates.
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Stone Love run tings from di seventies.
Stone Love has been dominant since the seventies.
Origin
The Stone Love Movement sound system (Kingston, 1970s onward). See [[sound-system]], [[selecta]].
How it’s used
A world-famous, long-running Jamaican sound system. See [[sound-system]], [[soundclash]].