Best of Beenie Man

Beenie Man | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vp Records
• ASIN: B0000508EV
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,473 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bookshelf

2. Let Him Go

3. Tell Him

4. Who Am I

5. Oysters and Conch

6. Foundation

7. Dancehall Queen

8. Silent Violence

9. Blackboard

10. Romie

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Hey

2. Wicked Man

3. Miss Angela

4. Mobster

5. Bury Yu Dead

6. Dis Di Man

7. Matie

8. Memories

9. Defend The Apache

10. Dengue Fever

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the great dancehall artists, January 17, 2008

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B. Carreras "el semental" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Beenie Man (Audio CD)

I would actually venture to say that Beenie Man is the best Jamaican dancehall artist. The beats and melodies on this CD are infectious, I absolutely can not get some of these lyrics out of my head. There are only 3 songs on this whole CD that I skip over which is why I gave it a 4 instead of 5. Yes, there are homophobic lyrics which don't reflect my personal views on homosexuality. However, to all those people giving this CD one star because of a line or 2 in a couple of songs, what gives you the right to tell someone what they can write about and say? If you don't like it: DON'T LISTEN. Don't act like you're out to save the world from free expression.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive dancehall lesson, June 16, 2007

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Mike Stand (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Beenie Man (Audio CD)

The Best of Beenie Man collects the anthems that made him known as King of the Dancehall starting from his most prolific era the 1990s. Truly a lesson in the fundamentals of dancehall reggae

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zim Zimmer, February 12, 2001

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"aparnther" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Beenie Man (Audio CD)

A diverse collection of the hits that propelled Beenie Man to the top of the Jamaican Dancehall Scene, USA radio and the World. Beenie man's songs demonstrate his continued mixing of reggae with various forms of music, Country & Western, R&B, Rap, Hip Hop,always holding onto his unique Jamaican delivery.

The song's start with the hits from "The Docter" and continue to his Island Records, album "Blessed". My favorites are "Who am I" the first Reggae song to enter Billboard's Top Ten in it's original form, "Foundation" produced by Sly and Robbie, "Romie" with it's deep baseline on the "Punany" Rhythm, "Healing" featuring Lady Saw which is one of the best male female duets in Dancehall music to date, "Slam", "Murderer" "Ole Dawg".... pretty much all are excellent tracks. Filled with controversy and fun.

A must have for Reggae and specifically Dancehall Lovers.