Art and Life

Art and Life
Studio album by
Beenie Man
Released July 11, 2000
Genre Reggae fusion, Dancehall, Reggae
Length 70:14
Label Virgin
Producer Salaam 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. It sold more than 400,000 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 77/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
RapReviews (8/10)
Rolling Stone

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.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Haters and Fools"
Dave Kelly 4:00
2. "Ola" (featuring Steve Perry of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies)
The Neptunes 4:04
3. "Love Me Now (Rockwilder Remix)" (featuring Wyclef Jean and Redman)
Salaam Remi 3:50
4. "Girls Dem Sugar" (featuring Mýa)
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Davis
 The Neptunes 4:17
5. "Crazy Notion" Davis Louis "Flabba" Malcolm 3:57
6. "Original Tune" Davis The Shocking Vibes Team 3:26
7. "Jamaica Way" (featuring Kelis)
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Davis
 The Neptunes 4:35
8. "Love Me Now" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
  • Remi
  • Jean
  • Davis
  • Mizell
  • Perren
  • Richards
  • Gordy
  • Criss
  • Gist
  • Brown
 Salaam Remi 5:18
9. "Art and Life" Davis The Shocking Vibes Team 4:20
10. "Analyze This"
Steely & Clevie 4:00
11. "Heights of Great Men" Davis Lloyd "King Jammy" James 3:42
12. "9 to 5"
  • D. Kelly
  • Davis
 Dave Kelly 3:50
13. "Trus Me"
  • Tony Kelly
  • Davis
 Tony "CD" Kelly 3:46
14. "Tumble (La Caida)" (featuring Arturo Sandoval)
  • Davis
  • Clyde McKenzie
 The Shocking Vibes Team 4:13
15. "Some Tonight" (featuring Tanto Metro & 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"
  • 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