Beenie Man has expressed delight at a BBC Sports’ TikTok video, in which several British sports personalities attempted the hook of his biggest international hit, Who Am I (Simma), at the recently-held BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award event in the United Kingdom.
Beenie Man‘s Who Am I, produced by Jeremy Harding on the Playground riddim, is now certified Gold in the United States, over 26 years after its release.
Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas and producer Jeremy Harding agree that the tension between the competing labels, VP Records and Greensleeves Records, contributed to Vegas and Sean Paul’s fallout.
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man says Who Am I (Simma), his biggest international hit, is not his most lyrical, but that its other attributes made it a global phenomenon.
British-Jamaican singer Mahalia’s 2019 hit Simmer, which featured Burna Boy, is now certified Gold in the UK.
Jeremy Harding, playground riddim producer and former manager of Sean Paul, has declared Beenie Man Dancehall’s Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T).
The VICE series ‘The Story Of’ explores the legacy behind culture-changing art from the artist’s perspective, and Get Busy – Sean Paul’s take on Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden’s iconic Diwali Riddim – was the muse of the show’s 13th episode, which was released yesterday (December 8).
This article is the second in a monthly series that will revisit ‘Dancehall Riddims That Slapped.’
Dancehall veteran Beenie Man owes his four decades of success to incredible work ethic and a penchant for causing controversy every now and then.
Veteran Jamaican music producer Jeremy Harding is reflecting on some of the most memorable experiences in his over two-decade-long tenure in the music business, where he has earned a stellar reputation for contributions to Reggae and Dancehall music.