Although its lineage runs to dancehall and sound systems, via Kool Herc, rap has not taken root in Jamaica as a homegrown product. It has had a presence since the early to mid-1980s, courtesy of 'Beat Street' and 'Breakin'' movies, along with respective soundtracks. And the cable explosion, starting in the early 1990s, brought Biggy Small to Sting and LL Cool J, Jay-Z and 'Fiddy' to Sumfest.