WHO AM I: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BEENIE MAN (USD$15.95)

“Colorful… essential reading for anyone who wants a greater understanding of dancehall’s most dazzling performer…”

— Patricia Meschino, contributing writer, Billboard Magazine

“Milton Wray’s Who Am I does for Beenie Man what Timothy White’s Catch A Fire did for Bob Marley.… The book presents a complex and  compelling Jamaican superstar with the proper critical context and all due respect. Wray’s decisive advantage is that he grew up on the same Kingston streets as his subject, infusing his biography with a richness and cultural authenticity that no amount of field research could ever equal…”

— Rob Kenner, Editor At Large, Vibe Magazine

“Infectious and daring, like a wickid dancehall choon about to blow up the charts…!”

— Klive Walker, Author, Dubwise: Reasoning from the Reggae Underground

Bob Marley is the king of reggae, but the undisputed king of reggae’s modern dancehall is Beenie Man. As a pure phenomenon, Beenie Man is the genre’s most prolific all-time hit-maker, and a highly controversial Grammy-winning superstar adored around the world. 

But starting out as a street urchin, he had to overcome the odds in a grim place where murder was a way of life and crime seemed the only escape. From Kingston’s merciless slums, he rose from child wonder on sheer guts, charisma and lyrical genius, becoming reggae’s first ever Hollywood-style tabloid star.

How did he become so special to his fans? What’s the story behind the fierce interest in his sensational love life, with its twists and turns of romance, break-ups, engagements, marriage and deceit? Who Am I? dishes the whole intrigue, against the unique and colorful backdrop of dancehall. It is the no-holds-barred account of the rise and reign of the dancehall king, a life uncompromisingly lit by a pop-culture spotlight.