Beenie Man

David was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica on 22 August 1973, and started his music career at an early age. In 1981 at the age of eight years he won the Tastee Talent contest and made the connections that brought him into the musician knows as Beenie Man. In 1983 he recorded his first single “Too Fancy” followed two years later by his debut album, “The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder.” Having to take a break from music to finish school, and gained momentum with his performance at the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash.

Throughout the 90s, Beenie Man gained a lot of popularity on the Jamaican charts, gaining the title of “Dancehall King.” He broke into the scene in the United States in 1997, with his hit single “Who Am I” which quickly reached Gold certified. The success led to a worldwide popularity; all the while he had remained a dominant artist on the Jamaican charts with seven of his singles on the lists. In 2002 he did a duet with Janet Jackson and in April 2008 he co-wrote and stared in the film “Kingston.” Teaming up with Eric Nicks and The Trackmasters, Beenie Man signed with Brookland Entertainment to record “The Legend Returns” which was released in 2009.