Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.
UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.
COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.
Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer. He is referred to as the world's "King of Dancehall". Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973. He was involved in the music industry from a young age and released an album and many singles in the 80's. In the 90's, he started to achieve success in Jamaica and in the later period, in America, Britain and several countries. As with many dancehall artists from Jamaica, he courts controversy with homophobic lyrics and was once was removed from the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards after protests by gay-rights activists. That same year, he was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport in London, after the cancellation of a concert in the United Kingdom. He then issued an apology for the lyrics through his record company.
Peel seemed to have discovered Beenie Man in the early 90's and was unaware of some of his homophobic lyrics, that were sung in Jamaican Patoise. Nonetheless, he continued playing material from the artist, but apart from Who Am I and Dude which were released months or years before it became UK hit singles, Peel tended to avoid playing his successful songs such as "Street Life" (#13), "Feel It Boy" (#9) and the "King of the Dancehall" (#14).
