{"id":6677,"date":"2026-09-18T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:01:11","slug":"beenie-man-he-helped-bring-dancehall-vibes-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/?p=6677","title":{"rendered":"Beenie Man, He Helped Bring Dancehall Vibes To The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">With hit singles like \u201cWho Am I (Sim Simma)\u201d and \u201cDude,\u201d Beenie Man helped bring dancehall vibes to the world in the \u201990s and 2000s. Notably, the deejay\u2019s collaborations with artists both within and beyond Jamaica elevated his profile in hip-hop, R&amp;B, and pop music spaces. On Eminence, he repeatedly plays off this particular aspect of his artistic reputation by linking with guests like Rick Ross, T.I., and Ashanti.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6678\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Music\/?p=6493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6678\" src=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Eminence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Eminence.jpg 270w, http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Eminence-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stream Now! Image Courtesy Of Apple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">From the juicy opening interpolation \u201c305\/876\u201d to the reverent finale, \u201cHeavenly Father,\u201d he applies his well-honed reggae skillset across a variety of styles. A reunion with his \u201cGirls Dem Sugar\u201d partner M\u00fda, \u201cDon\u2019t Rush\u201d nods overtly to a sultry Janet Jackson smash as the two groove in tandem with help from Kingston\u2019s own Kemar McGregor. On tracks like \u201cKingsteppa\u201d and \u201cMade for Love,\u201d he seems to revel in upending listeners\u2019 presumed familiarity with his unapologetic inspirations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Our Favorite Track: He amasses a global selection of vocalists\u2014including Elephant Man, Snoop Dogg, and Stefflon Don\u2014for the action-packed \u201cFor You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Every product\/service is selected by editors. Products\/Services you buy through these links may earn &#8220;SEG&#8221; a commission or revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With hit singles like \u201cWho Am I (Sim Simma)\u201d and \u201cDude,\u201d Beenie Man helped bring dancehall vibes to the world in the \u201990s and 2000s. Notably, the deejay\u2019s collaborations with artists both within and beyond Jamaica elevated his profile in hip-hop, R&amp;B, and pop music spaces. On Eminence, he repeatedly plays off this particular aspect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[920],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6680,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677\/revisions\/6680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}