Art and Life
Art and Life is the twelfth studio album by dancehall deejay Beenie Man, released on July 11, 2000. He garnered commercial success in the States with this album, with the help of the reggae fusion hit single "Girls dem Sugar". It marked one of the first successful reggae fusion albums from a dancehall artist.
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Released | July 11, 2000 | |||
Genre | Reggae fusion, Dancehall, Reggae | |||
Length | 70:14 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Salaam Remi, Tony Kelly, The Neptunes | |||
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It received the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2001.[1] It sold more than 400,000 copies.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[2] |
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RapReviews | (8/10) [4] |
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Art and Life received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews.
Track listing
- "Haters and Fools"
- "Ola" - featuring Steve Perry of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
- "Love Me Now (Rockwilder Remix)" - featuring Redman and Wyclef Jean
- "Girls Dem Sugar" - featuring Mýa
- "Crazy Notion"
- "Original Tune"
- "Jamaica Way" - featuring Kelis
- "Love Me Now" - featuring Wyclef Jean
- "Art and Life"
- "Analyze This"
- "Heights of Great Men"
- "9 to 5"
- "Trus Me"
- "Tumble (La Caida)"
- "Some Tonight"
- "The Best That I Got"
- "I've Got a Date"
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 68 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 18 |
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums | 1 |
References
- "Beenie's Art Gives Him Grammy Win", Jamaica Observer, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014
- http://www.metacritic.com/music/art-and-life/beenie-man
- Mathis, Derrick. Art and Life at AllMusic
- RapReviews review
- Rolling Stone review
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