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May 23, 2006
Beenie Man Undisputed - A Man of Hits
 Beenie Man rightly proclaimed himself, King Of The Dancehall, a couple years ago and no one in the battle-based culture batted an eye-lash. Why? Because when it comes to chats and riddems, Beenie Man is the alpha and the omega. That is, the 33-year-old Kingston native, born Moses Davis, but better know 'round the world as Beenie Man, is the dancehall movement personified.
Releasing his first record, "Too Fancy" at the tender age of 7-years-old in '81, Beenie has not only been at the forefront of the genre ever since, but has been largely responsible for growing it into the international phenomenon it is today. And it is exactly this legacy which his latest release, Undisputed, serves to maintain. "This album is all about the title," he says. "It wasn't a concept, but more of a theme.
Each song had to live up to that name." And with production by the likes of Scott Storch, Don Corleon (Elephant Man, Sizzla) and Tony Kelly (Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder), and appearances by Akon, Brooke Valentine and reggaeton artist Voltio, Beenie able to completed the task of crafting an LP worthy of such a bombastic title. The lead single, "Hmm Hmm" is vintage Beenie at his best with infectious choruses and unforgettable melodies.
However, is it really any surprise that the man behind over 1000 songs would be able to make an LP with such a cocksure title? "Music is in me since I was little," he says. "My uncle had a DJ set up and I got my start doing that before I was 6 years old." Perhaps in part due to the fact that he still spins to this day. Consequently by 7 he had recorded his first single, and by 10 he had released his first long-player, The Invincible Beenie Man. Throughout the '80s he continued to record, perform and DJ. In '92 Beenie made a splash at the famous Reggae Sun Splash by going after rival Bounty' Killer in what would become an infamous back-and-forth. Though the following year they would squash it and record a split album, Gunz Out.
Shortly thereafter Beenie release a remake of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry", titled "No Mama, No Cry", which was produced by legendary tracksmen Sly and Robbie. It was during this collaboration that Beenie was enlightened to the Rastafarian doctrine and eventually converted. A slew of national hits ensued through out the mid nineties, including "World Dance" and "Slam." But it was in 1997, on the strength of his crossover smash of his Grammy-nominated Many Moods Of Moses and it's single "Who Am I?", that Beenie exploded as an international superstar. And in doing so for himself, he opened ears and doors for everyone in his genre around the world.
Around the same time Beenie made his acting debut in the critically acclaimed Dancehall Queen. He then went on to The Doctor and Y2K, in '98 and '99, for VP Records. Both considered dancehall classics in their own rights, solidified his core base. Virgin records responded to Beenie's breakout success and signed him. Art And Life, his debut on the new label, truly broke him stateside. Monster hits like the Neptunes produced "Girls Dem Sugar" featuring Mya, and the Wyclef-guested, Saalam Remi produced "Love Me Now" took him to the top of the pops.
From there Beenie continued to churn out hits at home and abroad. "I still do singles, and DJ," he says. "Because it is important to never lose touch and stay in what's going on. And I still love it, as well." His 2002 set, Tropical Storm only further solidified him in the with it's brilliant collaboration with Janet Jackson, "Feel It Boy". However it was his latest, Back-To-Basics, which is arguably the closest thing dancehall has seen to a summer-blockbuster-esque album a la Get Rich Or Die Trying. The LP yielded hit after hit after hit. Undeniable anthems like "Dude" and "King Of The Dancehall" served to coronate Beenie as truly undisputed in every sense of the word.
"I've broken down every barrier and broken every record," says the man who's been nominated for 3 Grammys and won multiple MOBOs in the ,in a tone of absolute humility, referring back to Undisputed. "So this album is just one more step forward." Was there ever any doubt?
Posted by yardFlex at May 23, 2006 03:47 PM
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Posted by: cherry
on May 23, 2006 04:45 PM
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BIG UP BEENIEMAN STILL, I WANT TO SEE ANGLE BELLY IF SHE REALLY A BREED. DID ANY BODY SEE HER AROUND TOWN OR IN HER SHOP
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Posted by: Mark Harvey
on May 24, 2006 11:05 AM
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Big up Beenie yu a di boss mek dem talk
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Posted by: punny
on May 24, 2006 03:18 PM
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bennie man is no king of dancehall him a jus one big ponk bounty killa is di real king a him a set di tren fi all a di young artist dem yuh nuh si dat, a deh so di ting deh
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Posted by: shakira
on May 24, 2006 05:26 PM
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Beenie Man is one of the greatest and no one can dispute that fact. He is an entertainer, and he possesses a wonderful and warm personality that makes individuals want to love him more and more. Beenie is not about war and gun bullsh!t, he represents what dancehall use to be, fun, fun and more fun. Keep on bringing the hits Beenie because I love you forever and always.
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Posted by: Miss Becks
on May 24, 2006 06:20 PM
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Cherry
Don't u have anything better to do?
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Posted by: cherry
on May 24, 2006 08:01 PM
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MISS BECKS WANT YOU TO STOP FASSING IN ME BUSINESS, I DO HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO THAT'S WHY ME ASK THE RA$$CL*TT QUESTION
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Posted by: rebellion
on May 25, 2006 12:52 PM
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beenie man no have no great song since the late 90s. All of him song dem is just avg. not to mention the man is a megalomanic.
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Posted by: bullit,lol u gal draws beenie a pullit
on May 26, 2006 09:23 AM
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bounty say bullit bullit bullit,beenie say bullit bullit bullit, u gal draws a me a pullit pullit pullit,as far as me c it beenie kill bounty with this come back me na lie,him counterraction sick fe bounty, if u no hear it yet u will be hearing it soon,beenie a the big man who no wa fesup to that a hate,and u all know this,doctor no stop give them the priscription them need u just keep pullit pullit pullit,if u need help halla d angel a hot gal a that a kill them,every body love say the doctor a sex lef over, but we all r doing the same if u want to keep it real think about it,every woman and man do it a life,the doctor get a sweet one though,me like d angel she a hot gal dow to earth and she seem cool,she is what man like a ganster chick,who know how to get down with what ever, that is my kinda girl,them very hard to fine,beenie dont stop blaze up dat pullit pullit pullit and dont stop pullit,bout bullit u gal a get nuf bullit in her good hole.ask beenie
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Posted by: Miss Becks
on May 26, 2006 06:15 PM
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Cherry
You don't have any business for me to fass in to. Waiting to see if someone is pregnant when they already say they are is not ur business.
And I am sure ur man is not the father of Angel unborn child . Angel has no reason to tell the world that she is pregnant if she knows she is not. You make it seem like the Angel is giving false info.
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Posted by: Andre
on May 27, 2006 07:50 AM
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Big up the emperor of DANCEHALL Beenie Man and all the likkle fool dem weh a chat fi guh siddung. It's hopeless for you guys to try to big up Bounty Killer when him don't have any hit album since my xperience in 96, no dj of the year since how long, no big international tune except weh him do with no doubt and unno have the audicity to compare him to the king. Unno mus feel glad sey beenie call him name or else unno wouldn't hear bout him.
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Posted by: LEGACY
on May 27, 2006 06:10 PM
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LIKE I WAS TELLING MY FRIEND THE OHTER DAY-WHICH OTHER DANCEHALL ARTIST CAN ROCK THE PLACE LIKE BEENIE? I MEAN BEENIE HAS HIS FLAWS BUT AS AN ENTERTAINER HE'S SIMPLY BRILLIANT. HE APPERCIATES WHAT HE DOES, AND IN RETURN HE IS APPRECIATED. I MEAN THE MAN DOESN'T JUST THROW ON ANYTHING TO PERFORM, OR EVER APPEAR AS IF HE IS UNPREPARED TO WORK, AND HE IS ALWAYS SMILING. HOW CAN HE LOOSE? BEENIE IS THE KING OF THE DANCEHALL. YES SHABBA HAD HIS REIGN, BUT THE KING OF THE DANCEHALL IS BEENIE. SO SHUT UP CRITICS. BEENIE IS THE MAN!!!!!!
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Posted by: tammy
on May 29, 2006 09:09 AM
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i think everyone should leave beenie alone and let time tell evrything on his destiny we are not god and if you ask me nuff a unnu bad mind hats why nuttin caan gwaan fi unnu .
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Posted by: Melissa
on June 11, 2006 05:27 PM
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Well mi just wan to sey big up to beenie,yea real big man ORIGINAL KING OF DE DANCEHALL.All a unnu who a bad talk di man unnu just "BAD MIND" but mi nuh care weh non a unnu want to sey but beenie man will always be the best dj.
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Posted by: ann
on July 14, 2006 09:50 PM
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Beenie Man is my #01 artist, he knows how to rock a dancehall crowd, he's full of energy. I admire how he dance and not to mention his dressing he's #01.
There's one short fall with Beenie Man and is the Beenie and Bounty Killer passa passa I think they should out grow this now and most importantly they are two contracted artist with one of the world's biggest telecommunications company Cable & Wireles so they should put this in front of them all time and forget the passa passa
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Posted by: Shatalia casanova
on July 20, 2006 08:41 PM
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hey beenie dis a tally from manchester mi father a broke-up tu tu father cass and king turblance yeah respect me luv man yer and ur tune dem so don stop singing yer
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Posted by: pringles
on February 13, 2007 03:45 PM
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a what the rass wrong with boutracy aka bounty killa a full time him stop bad mind the youth. beenie a the real big man how you feel now that beenie a fuck you gal. pussy clown bounty just a batty bwoy a flex one bag a man and a talk about bullet bullet try breed it clown
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