Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do | ||||
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Studio album by Major Lazer | ||||
Released | June 16, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 41:54 | |||
Label | Downtown | |||
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Singles from Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do | ||||
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Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do is the debut full-length studio album by the American electronic dance music band Major Lazer, which at the time consisted of Diplo and Switch. The album is heavily influenced by Jamaican dancehall music and features guest appearances from Jamaican artists on every track.
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do was critically acclaimed by critics among release, Rhapsody called it the 10th best album of 2009. After the album's release, Major Lazer was commercially and critically accepted amongst the reggae community and are often credited for changing the dancehall, reggae, and moombahton community and genres, making them more commercially accepted in the United States.