He was booed off stage at a show celebrating the visit of Nelson Mandela. In 1993 at the very popular show Sting he accused fellow deejay Bounty Killer that the elder artist had stolen his catchphrase, "people dead". This triggered a lyrical battle which continued on the air with each artist counteracting the other's songs. Finally, in 1995, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer settled their differences on the air by actually signing a peace treaty and the two recorded an album together, Guns Out. This was followed by a single, "No Mama No Cry", a rehash of the Bob Marley classic "No Woman No Cry", speaking out against violence and inspired by the murder of Pan Head, another popular Deejay.
Partially as a result of prodding from his producers, Sly and Robbie, Beenie Man soon converted to the Rastafari movement.
In 1994, he was signed by Island Records and released the critically acclaimed album Blessed.
In 1995, Beenie Man released a remix of Barrington Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" in the United Kingdom, and collaborated with Dennis Brown and Triston Palma to release Three Against War and Lt. Stitchie on Mad Cobra Meets Lt. Stitchie & Beenie Man. He took another step up the ladder in 1996, releasing the seminal Maestro, produced by Patrick Roberts and shot him to UK fame. During the period from the mid to late '90s, Beenie Man dominated the Jamaican charts to the extent that he perhaps had a good claim to the crown of "Dancehall King", a title only bestowed previously on Yellowman in the early 1980s.
In 1998, Beenie Man signed to Virgin Records to release albums in the United States. His first American offering was The Doctor (1998). In 2000, Beenie Man teamed up with Arturo Sandoval and Wyclef Jean (The Fugees) to release The Art & Life. During the late 1990s, Beenie Man began his conquest of America with the hits, "Romie", "Who Am I" and "Girls Dem Sugar", which featured American R&B singer, Mya.
In 2002, he had a sizeable hit with a duet with Janet Jackson called "Feel It Boy", but his biggest break in America came in early 2004 with the release of a remix of "Dude", featuring guest vocals by fellow Jamaican Ms. Thing, as well as rhymes by Shawnna.
miss you
Beenie Man Lyrics
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Beenie alongside A.R.P. alongside Tony Curtis
A banky produce this
Well she claim say me fi miss her
After she run gone with man in a car
Alright, me can tell you something baby
Every step I take (Hey, Every step I take)
Every move I make (Every move I make)
Every single day, Every time I pray
I'll be missing you
Thinking of the day (I've been thinking of the day)
When you went away (when you went away)
What a life to take, what a bond to break
I'll be missing you
(Well she gone and 'nough man a cry
But a one thing me want tell you girl)
Right now, me a the king and a me a wear di crown, yeah
20 gals live ina mi house, yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb, yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne, yes
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown, yeah
Twenty gals live ina mi house, yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb, yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne
Sometimes me have fi wonder how dem gal deh suh bucky
Big time police she a lock up everybody
She lock up all Pauly, Peter, Barry and Harry
Big jail break and she kidnap Larry
Mi sorry gal you pretty but your character dutty
Nuh gi mi
In about five years yuh can rob it
Me hear she deh a foreign get fat and get heavy
And a me she want and mi know me have fi wuk it
Tony Curtis and A.R.P.:
On that morning, when this life is over
(when dis life is over then)
I know, I'll see your face
(alright, sing suppmen nice fi me now)
Every night I pray
Every step I take
Every move I make
Every single day
Every night I pray
Every step I take
Every move I make
Every single day
Every night I pray (yes Iyah)
Hey mi can tell yuh suppmen?
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown, yeah
20 gals live ina mi house, yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb, yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne, yes
Me a the king and a me a wear di crown, yeah
20 gals live ina mi house, yeah
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb, yeah
As a king you fi rule your own throne
Nuh gal nuh want nuh felt
Dem a seh dem want a helper
Dem want a man with di house, di clothes, di car and all di figure
Gal dem want a man fi treat dem like a Romie nigga
In a bed, don't think that I'm a violent fella
But see ya, Banky yes a him a di producer
Now listen to di style weh di DJ a utter
When Beenie Man and ARP dem a di singer
Well Tony Curtis come sing out mi bredda
[Chorus]
My time I am a girls spec
I'm like that, keep looking
You haven't seen anything yet
Who I am? My name is Beenie Man
The skinny man
I ain't no joker
I ain't batman
Always wanted never doubted
Want slammed it now, I am flaunting
Here from eternally, until eternity
Selassie send me so please don't resent me
You give me what I'm rapping about?
Or bragging about?
You see me coming just jump and shout
Well I am for the groupies, ooopies, booopies,
Moopies and even super dupies
Well my lyrics' the stuff
Terrible and tough
It's just enough
To stand on it's own like Al Capone in any zone
ARP hold the mic and we sing down there we go
Tony Curtis in the place we are rocking out
And if you feel say you're bad you can get we out
Mr. Banky the producer you shocking out
And everybody in the dance them brukking out
When Beenie man upon the riddim I'm rapping out
Talking out from now we a nuh scout
The song "Miss You" by Beenie Man is a mix of feelings of nostalgia and moving on. The song starts with Beenie Man singing about missing someone who left him for another man. He talks about every step he takes and every move he makes he is missing her. The chorus is filled with the sentiment that he will always be missing her, the bond they had was broken, and it was a life to take. However, as the song progresses, Beenie Man starts talking about himself as the king, who has multiple women and a house to run. He asserts that as a king, he needs to rule his own throne. This shows his resolve to move on from the person he misses, but also highlights the dichotomy of wanting them back and realizing that he no longer needs them.
The last part of the song features Tony Curtis and A.R.P. singing melodiously about seeing their loved ones' faces after this life is over. This part gives the feeling that life is transient, and the people you love will eventually leave, but only temporarily. The song ends with Beenie Man rapping about being a girls' spec and a skinny man, indicating he is moving on from his past situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Well she claim say me fi miss her
She is saying that I should miss her
After she run gone with man in a car
After she left with another man in a car
Every step I take (Hey, Every step I take)
I miss you with every step I take
Every move I make (Every move I make)
I miss you with every move I make
Every single day, Every time I pray
I miss you every day, every time I pray
Thinking of the day (I've been thinking of the day)
I've been thinking of the day you went away
When you went away (when you went away)
When you left me
What a life to take, what a bond to break
It was a terrible thing to do, to break our bond like that
Right now, me a the king and a me a wear di crown, yeah
I am the king right now, I am on top
Woman a lick mi like a honey comb, yeah
Women are attracted to me
As a king you fi rule your own throne, yes
As a king, you must rule your own life
Sometimes me have fi wonder how dem gal deh suh bucky
Sometimes I wonder how these girls are so crafty
Big time police she a lock up everybody
The police arrested everyone
Mi sorry gal you pretty but your character dutty
I'm sorry, but your pretty face cannot make up for your bad character
Every night I pray
I pray every night
Hey mi can tell yuh suppmen?
Hey, can I tell you something?
Nuh gal nuh want nuh felt
No girl wants to feel worthless
Who I am? My name is Beenie Man
My name is Beenie Man
ARP hold the mic and we sing down there we go
ARP is holding the mic and we're singing, that's how it goes
When Beenie man upon the riddim I'm rapping out
When I, Beenie Man, am rapping on the rhythm
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Y, ANDREW THOMAS, MOSES ANTHONY DAVIS, STEPHEN JOHN MARSDEN
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