Seanizzle Awaiting Clearance From Busta Rhymes For Nadg’s ‘We A Run E Grung’ Single
Dancehall music producer Seanizzle is reveling in the success of Nadg’s We A Run E Grung single on the Busta Beat riddim, which has been propelled internationally, via a TikTok dance challenge, attracting millions of views.
According to the One Day producer, the original song, which was produced by Genesis Productions and released in December, picked up traction after he remixed it with the beat from Busta Rhymes’ 1997 hit Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See (known in Dancehall circles as the Busta Beat Riddim), and elements of Sly and Robbie’s acclaimed Bam Bam.
However, right now, Seanizzle says he is awaiting official clearance from Busta Rhymes’ camp, which he is confident will be forthcoming, since the New York rapper, who is also a second-generation Jamaican, is impressed with the track.
“We are currently dealing with the clearance. After dat done, hottest video deh guh drop,” Seanizzle told Television Jamaica’s Anthony Miller.
“First of all when I did it I wasn’t thinking about any money. I was thinking of a way to boost the original song. However, this became the song, so whatever they ask for, we are going to give it to them. It’s their intellectual property. And the fact that we used their beat and they see what is going on, we win,” he explained.
Added Seanizzle: “Big up Busta Rhymes, becaw him hear it an him love it… Big up Sly an Robbie too because that was the spontaneous twist to the beat. It’s a great fusion.”
The Busta Beat was inspired by that of the 1976 song Sweet Green Fields by American Soft Rock duo, Seals and Croft, and which appeared on their album Get Closer.
Seanizzle had high praises for the Busta Beat, which was used by Shocking Vibes’ Patrick Roberts in the late 1990s, as a Dancehall juggling riddim, which resulted in several hits.
Shocking Vibes had a total of 12 songs voiced on the Busta Beat riddim, including Bad Mind Is Active (My Perogative) featuring Beenie Man and Twiggi; You Are The Girl For Me by Daddy Screw, Got It Going by Mad Cobra, Unda Mi Guinness by Tanto Metro, Good Hygiene by Snagga Puss and Mi Willing by Goofy.
“This riddim is in the heart of everybody in Jamaica. I remember around 10, 11 Shocking vibes recreated the beat as well and put some songs in it and it was well received,” the Gully Creeper producer said.
“And is a riddim dat all the stages of my life, I always hear it coming back. So, I was like ‘this would be a perfect riddim to revamp’,” the Billboard producer added.
During the interview, Seanizzle also explained how the dance challenge, kickstarted by popular dancer Ceejay Xqlusiv, helped to drive the song on TikTok, resulting in it attaining tens of millions of views while putting Dancehall back into the global spotlight.
“Suh at this point, this pass me, Genesis, pass Nadg and gone for the culture of Dancehall again. Caw people looking in, everybody jumpin on di beat; everybody doing dem remix; everybody doin dem freestyle. It pass challenge now. We stop call it challenge and call it “We a run di Ground”, the delighted producer said.
Despite the successes of We a Run E Grung, the producer, whose given name is Sean Reid, took time to caution other upcoming artists not to depend solely on TikTok to promote their music.
“But I would say this to all artiste, do not neglect the original format of how we promote music. Because is not everyday a song trend for you on Tik Tok. Give thanks for Tik Tok; it’s a gateway out, but di next song nuh must get dat success. Suh don’t feel like ‘mi nuh need nobaddy, suh dis is my way’. Still show respect to everybody because that is the original format,” he said, alluding to music selectors, and mainstream media.