Buju Banton On ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Soundtrack With ‘Murda She Wrote’
It didn’t take Buju Banton, long to return taking Dancehall to the global stage. Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, who was released from prison last year, has a song on the soundtrack of the hugely anticipated film ‘Bad Boys for Life’ which stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
Buju’s song on the soundtrack is titled ‘Murda She Wrote’, a nod to the 1994 dancehall classic ‘Murder She Wrote’ by Chaka Demus & Pliers. He revealed on his Instagram page that soundtrack will arrive on January 17, the very same day that Bad Boys for Life–the third movie in the series–opens in theaters.
DJ Khalid who executive produced album took to Instagram to make the announcement. Khalid posted: “CEO of @wethebestmusic I’m honored to have the official @badboys soundtrack on @wethebestmusic as this is the first release from @wethebestmusic of 2020 with more to come this year! ”
Buju joins some of hip-hop’s biggest stars on the soundtrack which includes Rick Ross, the Black Eyed Peas, Meek Mill, Pitbull, Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith, and more.
Buju is widely considered one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Before his arrest on drug related charges in 2009, he collaborated with many international artists, including famous names in the Hip Hop, Latin and punk rock genres.
While incarcerated his 2010 album ‘Before the Dawn’ won Best Reggae Album at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Buju’s career spans four decades and he has belted out numerous hits. Two of his most famous albums ‘Til Shiloh’ and ‘Inna Heights’ came after his conversion to Rastafarianism.
Its evident Buju is working on his renewed music career, releasing a couple new tracks since he got out of jail. His singles Bagga Mouth, False Pretense, Country for Sale, Trust and Steppa released since his return may likely be part of his forthcoming, post-prison album.
In between releases of those singles, he started the massively successful ‘Long Walk To Freedom” World Tour which saw the first concert at the Jamaican National Stadium to a huge crowd in March 2019. His performance at the Welcome to Jamrock Cruise alongside Stephen Marley in December 2019 was seen by many fans as the true definition of friendship.
We’re pretty sure Murda She Wrote is going to bring another beacon of light on dancehall and help the genre to flourish even more.
HERE’S THE FULL ‘BAD BOYS FOR LIFE’ SOUNDTRACK TRACK-LISTING
- “Uptown II” – Meek Mill (feat. Farruko)
- “Money Fight”- City Girls
- “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” – The Black Eyed Peas x J Balvin
- “Future Bright” – Rick Ross (feat. Bryson Tiller)
- “Bad Moves” – DJ Durel (feat. Quavo & Rich the Kid)
- “Muévelo”- Nicky Jam & Daddy Yankee
- “Damn I Love Miami”- Pitbull x Lil Jon
- “The Hottest” – Jaden Smith
- “Murda She Wrote” – Buju Banton
- “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life) (Remix)” – The Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin & Jaden Smith