Beenie Man Shares Who He’s Listening To While Driving

Dancehall star Beenie Man has shared that Masicka, Jahshii, Agent Sasco and Yaksta are among some of his favorite artists he listens to while driving.

Speaking with Riddim FM’s Ramona Samuels, Beenie, who copped a white Mercedes Benz SUV last year, said he was a supporter of authentic Dancehall music.

“Mi have artist that I listen to, like Masicka, he dropped an album last year that did well, Agent Sasco a mi artist, and mi young artist a Jahshii because him actually a deejay, yuh have nuff artist a deejay and mek music in fi dem own style but me is a Dancehall artist mi haffi support Dancehall 100 percent,” he said.

“Yuh have Bush Lord (Yaksta), so mi have few artists weh mi do listen to like mi actually play them inna mi car.”

He continued, “Then you have artist weh nuh buss weh mi listen to, you have Twinkle Brain, then mi have Mona Road crew and some young artist, and Skeng’s ‘London don don don’ a my song dat.”

Contrary to the popular notion that Beenie does not give young artists an opportunity to shine, the Romie deejay lauded members of the Wolf Pak on their recent collaboration on the track titled Mona Road.

“Viia Boss, Hirawkey, Bigga Pearl, Bruce Blem a mi youth dem from long time, is not like me just know dem, cause we live a Mona Road for years; them get into music now, so mi have to give them time to develop themself into artist, and now them have it,” Beenie said.

Simma, Beenie Man’s upcoming album, is expected to be released this year. 

“The album is complete, everything is finished and fans will get it this year,” the deejay recently said.  “Labels a fight fi di album. We are in a label battle right now, suh we need fi just choose which label we a work with and move from there.”

Beenie is currently in Toronto, Canada for the Fruition Music Expo with Alkaline and D’Yani, set for Sunday, October 9.

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