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Beenie Man is one of the best things to come out of Jamaica since Bob Marley. His recording career began in 1981, at the ripe age of 8. Beenie Man was born Moses Davis on August 22, 1973 in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica. In 1984, he recorded with Barrington Levy. His career only went up from there, working with Bounty Killer in the early 90’s, releasing “No Mamma No Cry” (a version of Marley’s “No Woman No Cry”), which flew up the charts, and shortly after that Sly & Robbie helped Beenie Man convert to Rastafarianism. Throughout his career, he has worked with many music heavyweights; from Lady Saw to the Neptunes, Wyclef Jean, Janet Jackson, and Arturo Sandoval.
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Beenie Man has been in these types of situations before as the violence in his native Jamaica has been out of control at times. The star shared his theory on how to help his native Jamaica rebound from its impoverish conditions. Beenie Man said, "Oh well alright to be honest Jamaica is too far gone for the government to try to do anything. All they need to do is just legalize the weed and tax it. That mean you don't walk around with it selling it, you have to open up a coffee shop or something. Somebody come and sit down. Then a lot more poor people would have a lot different job.
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Last week, there was a ‘war of words’ between Laing and Beenie over the real reasons why Beenie Man had refused to do the show. Beenie Man accused Laing of threatening him and attempting to strong arm him into doing the show. He ... said that it was Laing that had offered him $2 million to do the show, an offer he refused. For his part, Laing remains baffled as to Beenie Man’s sudden refusal to do a show that he had played such an instrumental role in building over the last 14 years.
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Beenie Man's career has had its ups and downs; a much-touted tot toaster, the DJ cut his debut single at age nine, and notched up his first hit two years later. more >
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At 10.45pm the members of Beenie Man's backing band, the big bad Ruff Kut from Jamaica, took the stage shortly followed by the King Of The Dancehall himself. His appearance made the crowd scream, shout and jump... fully expressing that they had been eagerly awaiting the artist's entrance. It was the start of a full-blown dancehall party, with Beenie Man unmistakable showing that he's the ultimate dancehall performer. During his 85 minutes lasting performance he focused on his dancehall material, although a few reggae pieces were included as well. He packed a ton of material into the concert, at least one got that impression due to the dazzling tempo in which he delivered song after song, including hits like "Deport Them", "Murderer", "Girls Dem Sugar", "Dude", "Bulletproof Vest", "Who Am I", "Slam" and "Tell Me". With each delivery, Beenie Man had the crowd entranced. Also received with great approval were tunes like "Dancehall Queen", "Hypocrite", "Street Life", "Back It Up", and "Romey".
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With numerous hit singles under his belt by 1993, Beenie Man came of age as a performer at the 1993 Reggae Sunsplash Festival with a set that inspired fans to call him back on stage for five encores. A DJ showdown with fellow star Bounty Killer only added to the publicity he received, and word of his talents began to circulate beyond Jamaica. In 1994 Beenie Man landed atop dancehall DJ lists in both Jamaica and New York City, and the stage was set for his attempt to conquer the larger U.S. market. He never moved away from his Jamaican roots... continuing to score hit records in Jamaica throughout the 1990s. By the year 2000, Beenie Man had notched more Number One singles than any other artist in Jamaican musical history.
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