Art and Life

Art and Life
Studio album by
Beenie Man
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000
GenreReggae fusion, dancehall, reggae
Length70:14
LabelVirgin
ProducerSalaam Remi, Tony Kelly, The Neptunes
Beenie Man chronology
Y2K
(1999) 		Art and Life
(2000) 		Youth Quake
(2001)
Singles from Art and Life
  1. "Love Me Now"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Girls Dem Sugar"
    Released: September 14, 2000

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.

It received the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2001.[1] It sold more than 400,000 copies.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
RapReviews(8/10) [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

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

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Haters and Fools"
Dave Kelly4:00
2."Ola" (featuring Steve Perry of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
The Neptunes4:04
3."Love Me Now (Rockwilder Remix)" (featuring Wyclef Jean and Redman)
Salaam Remi3:50
4."Girls Dem Sugar" (featuring Mýa)
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Davis
The Neptunes4:17
5."Crazy Notion"DavisLouis "Flabba" Malcolm3:57
6."Original Tune"DavisThe Shocking Vibes Team3:26
7."Jamaica Way" (featuring Kelis)
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Davis
The Neptunes4:35
8."Love Me Now" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
  • Remi
  • Jean
  • Davis
  • Mizell
  • Perren
  • Richards
  • Gordy
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Brown
Salaam Remi5:18
9."Art and Life"DavisThe Shocking Vibes Team4:20
10."Analyze This"
Steely & Clevie4:00
11."Heights of Great Men"DavisLloyd "King Jammy" James3:42
12."9 to 5"
  • D. Kelly
  • Davis
Dave Kelly3:50
13."Trust Me"
  • Tony Kelly
  • Davis
Tony "CD" Kelly3:46
14."Tumble (La Caida)" (featuring Arturo Sandoval)
  • Davis
  • Clyde McKenzie
The Shocking Vibes Team4:13
15."Some Tonight" (featuring Tanto Metro & Devonte)
The Shocking Vibes Team3:54
16."The Best That I Got"DavisThe Shocking Vibes Team4:50
17."I've Got a Date"
  • Remi
  • Eddison Sainsbury
  • Davis
  • Salaam Remi
  • Eddison Electrik
4:14

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 68
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 18
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Beenie's Art Gives Him Grammy Win", Jamaica Observer, 19 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014
  2. ^ "Art and Life by Beenie Man". Metacritic.
  3. ^ Mathis, Derrick. Art and Life at AllMusic
  4. ^ RapReviews review
  5. ^ Ratliff, Ben (August 17, 2000). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Art and Life (booklet). Virgin. 2000.


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