Art and Life
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| Released | 11 July 2000 | |||
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| Length | 1:10:14 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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Art and Life is the twelfth studio album by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man. It was released on 11 July 2000 via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at The Boxx, Penthouse Recording Studio, Studio 2000, The Idea Lounge, Grove Music Studio and Shocking Vibes Production Studio in Jamaica and at Right Track Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Electric Lady Studios and The Crib Recording Studio in New York City. Production was handled by The Shocking Vibes Team, Salaam Remi, The Neptunes, Dave Kelly, Eddison Electrik, King Jammy, Louis "Flabba" Malcolm, Steely & Clevie and Tony "CD" Kelly, with Alma Castellanos and Raul del Sol serving as additional producers. It features guest appearances from Wyclef Jean, Arturo Sandoval, Kelis, Mýa, Redman, Steve Perry, Tanto Metro and Devonte.
The album peaked at number 68 on the Billboard 200, number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and atop the Reggae Albums charts in the United States and at number 27 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards held in 2001, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Its lead single managed to reach number 90 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single off of the album, "Girls Dem Sugar", peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 13 on the UK singles chart.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| NME |  [4] |
| Now |   [5] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spin | 7/10[8] |
| The Village Voice |  [9] |
Art and Life was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on eight reviews.[1]
Dele Fadele of NME praised the album, describing it as "diasporic dancehall reggae, spruced up and polished around the edges, but essentially retaining the artist's signature style".[4] Ben Ratliff of Rolling Stone stated: "without being defined by any particular rhetorical or ideological position, he's made a breezy but severely eclectic record".[7] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice described the album as "hip hop plus salsa plus r&b plus more r&b equals pure reggae crossover", highlighting songs "Analyze This" and "Girls Dem Sugar".[9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Haters and Fools" | Dave Kelly | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Ola" (featuring Steve Perry) | The Neptunes | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "Love Me Now (Rockwilder Remix)" (featuring Wyclef Jean and Redman) | Salaam Remi | 3:49 | |
| 4. | "Girls Dem Sugar" (featuring Mýa) |
| The Neptunes | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Crazy Notion" | Davis | Louis "Flabba" Malcolm | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Original Tune" | Davis | The Shocking Vibes Team | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Jamaica Way" (featuring Kelis) |
| The Neptunes | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Love Me Now" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
| Salaam Remi | 5:18 |
| 9. | "Art and Life" | Davis | The Shocking Vibes Team | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Analyze This" |
| Steely & Clevie | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Heights of Great Men" | Davis | King Jammy | 3:42 |
| 12. | "9 to 5" |
| Dave Kelly | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Trust Me" |
| Tony "CD" Kelly | 3:46 |
| 14. | "Tumble (La Caida)" (featuring Arturo Sandoval) |
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| 4:13 |
| 15. | "Some Tonight" (featuring Tanto Metro and Devonte) |
| The Shocking Vibes Team | 3:54 |
| 16. | "The Best That I Got" | Davis | The Shocking Vibes Team | 4:50 |
| 17. | "I've Got a Date" |
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| 4:14 |
| Total length: | 1:10:14 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 8 contains portions of "O.P.P." written by Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Keir Gist, Alphonso Mizell, Frederick Perren, Dennis Richards and Berry Gordy.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] | 27 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 68 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 18 |
| US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[13] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Art and Life - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Evanoff, Rob (1 July 2000). "Beenie Man: Art and Life album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Mathis, Derrick. "Art and Life - Beenie Man | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b Fadele, Ayodele (12 September 2005). "Art And Life". NME. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Galloway, Matt (13 July 2000). "Discs - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Beenie Man :: Art and Life :: Virgin Records". RapReviews. 2 September 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b Ratliff, Ben (17 August 2000). "The State of the Dance Hall". Rolling Stone. No. 847. p. 113.
- ^ Chang, Jeff (August 2000). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 8. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 145–147. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (6 February 2001). "Pazz & Jop Preview". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 13 February 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Beenie Man Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Beenie Man – Art And Life at Discogs (list of releases)
