Beenie Man

Mentored by his uncle Sydney Knowles, who was also Jimmy Cliff’s drummer, Beenie Man began toasting at age five.

∙ At age 19, he had his coming-out party when he blew away the crowd at 1992’s Reggae Sunsplash.

∙ Two years after starting a public beef with established DJ Bounty Killer, Beenie and his rival made up and released the 1994 split album Guns Out.