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Heights of Great Men - Beenie Man



     
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Yes, yes mon, a mi mon
It just like di 4 elements of life, yuh know
Earth wind water and fire
And none can work widout di other, yuh know
But yuh see some man seh dat dem fi run di businessA wha a gwaan mon [unverified] yo
Dem a talk 'bout more fire, mi a talk 'bout more prayer
We pray for water mek it wash down bag-a-walla
Dem a talk 'bout more fire, we a talk 'bout more prayer
We this yah tune dat ago mek some DJ talk some more, but whaHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightCool, a who dem seh dem a fight deh, a who dem seh dem go light
Selassie overthroned him never tek nobody's stripe
A who dem a seh man nasty [unverified] and dem nuh smell so right
A nuff a dem deh dutty dread nuh bath under pipeMi see seh dat look envious mi know it obvious

And if mi never war wid him I know him wouldn't buss
Yuh should have thanked mi first, I am da genius
Like how yuh dissed though dat a small exodusCool, mi check, mi hear how yuh waan bun Bill Clinton
Mi use fi hear how yuh waan bun all maamaman
Mi use fi hear how yuh waan bun all lesbian
So tell mi how di hell yuh go sign to Def Jam when [unverified]Heights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightCool mi go call him mi go tek it pon a level
Hoped yuh were di first Selassie seh dem a di devel
Now I mek some DJ get uncomfortable
Well I am di rain fi mek all fire fuzzleWell mi haffi wonder if a dem seh dem come a sizzle
Yuh dead in New York so how dead man fi risin'?
Well, we kill people dem dead and forgotten
Wait this yah dupyman come fi cause trouble, but hear mi singHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightBut a talk bout more fire, mi a give dem more prayer
Mi pray fi rain and mek it wash down bag-a-walla
Dem a talk bout more fire, mi a give dem more fire
Well this a tune dat ago mek some DJ talk some moreSo all di war yuh see dem a war
And all di fuss yuh see dem a throw
Dem can get mi outSo all di fight yuh see dem a fight
And all di buss dem waan fi buss
Dem can get mi outAll di fuss yuh see dem a fuss
All di war yuh see dem a throw
Dem can get mi out
Well, rastaman deh yah know nuh play nuh tic tac toe
Dem can get Beenie out and mi sehHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the nightHeights of great men reach and kept
We're not attained by sudden flight
Gee while their companions slept
Very ackwardtile in through the night
...

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Anthony Moses Davis (born August 22, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica), better known by the stage name Beenie Man, is a well established reggae artist and DJ. He was involved in the music industry from a young age when he won the Tastee Talent contest in 1981. Only one year later, when he was eight years old, he recorded a single, "Too Fancy", with record producer "Junjo" Lawes. By 1983, Beenie Man was recording with heavyweight DJs, such as Dillinger and Fathead and released his debut album, The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder and the single "Over the Sea".

He was booed off stage at a show celebrating the visit of Nelson Mandela. In 1993 at the very popular show Sting he accused fellow deejay Bounty Killer that the elder artist had stolen his catchphrase, "people dead". This triggered a lyrical battle which continued on the air with each artist counteracting the other's songs. Finally, in 1995, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer settled their differences on the air by actually signing a peace treaty and the two recorded an album together, Guns Out. This was followed by a single, "No Mama No Cry", a rehash of the Bob Marley classic "No Woman No Cry", speaking out against violence and inspired by the murder of Pan Head, another popular Deejay.

Partially as a result of prodding from his producers, Sly and Robbie, Beenie Man soon converted to the Rastafari movement.

In 1994, he was signed by Island Records and released the critically acclaimed album Blessed.

In 1995, Beenie Man released a remix of Barrington Levy's "Under Mi Sensi" in the United Kingdom, and collaborated with Dennis Brown and Triston Palma to release Three Against War and Lt. Stitchie on Mad Cobra Meets Lt. Stitchie & Beenie Man. He took another step up the ladder in 1996, releasing the seminal Maestro, produced by Patrick Roberts and shot him to UK fame. During the period from the mid to late '90s, Beenie Man dominated the Jamaican charts to the extent that he perhaps had a good claim to the crown of "Dancehall King", a title only bestowed previously on Yellowman in the early 1980s.

In 1998, Beenie Man signed to Virgin Records to release albums in the United States. His first American offering was The Doctor (1998). In 2000, Beenie Man teamed up with Arturo Sandoval and Wyclef Jean (The Fugees) to release The Art & Life. During the late 1990s, Beenie Man began his conquest of America with the hits, "Romie", "Who Am I" and "Girls Dem Sugar", which featured American R&B singer, Mya.

In 2002, he had a sizeable hit with a duet with Janet Jackson called "Feel It Boy", but his biggest break in America came in early 2004 with the release of a remix of "Dude", featuring guest vocals by fellow Jamaican Ms. Thing, as well as rhymes by Shawnna.

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