Tropical Storm (album) explained

Tropical Storm
Type:Album
Artist:Beenie Man
Cover:Beenie_Man_Al_Tropical_Storm.jpg
Released:August 20, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded:2001–2002
Genre:Dancehall, reggae fusion
Length:50:57
Label:Virgin Records
Producer:Dave Kelly (exec.)
The Neptunes
Stargate
Tony Kelly
Chink Santana
Irv Gotti
DJ Clue
Duro
AC Burrell
Wayne "Devonte" Passely
Sly Dunbar
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Tropical Storm is reggae, dancehall artist Beenie Man's fifteenth studio album. It was released on August 20, 2002. The album is a mix of dancehall and reggae fusion, with hit singles such as "Feel It Boy" featuring R&B singer Janet Jackson and "Bossman" featuring dancehall artists Lady Saw & Sean Paul.

Critical reception

Tropical Storm received mixed to 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 63, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 10 reviews.

Track listing

TitleProducer(s)Composer(s)Featured Performer(s)Time
1"Party Hard"Dave KellyBurger, W./Kelly, D./Davis, Moses/Beckett, D.4:00
2"Feel It Boy"The NeptunesDavis, Moses/Williams, P./Hugo, C.Janet Jackson3:27
3"Bad Girl"The NeptunesDavis, Moses/Williams, P./Hugo, C.Justin Vince3:53
4"Real Gangsta"Chink Santana, Irv GottiMcKenzie, C./Santana, C./Davis, Moses/Gotti, I.3:28
5"Fresh from Yard"DJ Clue
  • , DURO
Ifill, K./Jones, K./Shaw, E./Davis, MosesLil' Kim4:33
6"Miss L.A.P."Tony "CD" KellyDavis, Moses/Kelly, A.4:04
7"Street Life"StargateHermansen, T.E./Davis, Moses/Eriksen S., M.3:27
8"Gangsta Life"Dave KellyKelly, D./Davis, Moses4:35
9"Pure Pretty Gal"Tony "CD" KellyHowell, N./Davis, Moses/Kelly, A.4:17
10"Bossman"The NeptunesHenriques, S./Davis, Moses/Williams, Pharrell/Hall, M./Hugo, C.Lady Saw & Sean Paul4:05
11"Yagga Yo"AC BurrellMegaman/Davis, Moses/Burrell, A.C.So Solid Crew3:53
12"More We Want"Wayne "Devonte" PassleyCrossdale, P./Wright, P./Roberts, P./Davis, Moses/Green, P./Dennis, D./Miller, M./Passley, W./Wolfe, M.Tanto Metro & Devonte3:36
13"You Babe"Sly & RobbieDunbar, L./Udah, C./Shakespeare, Robbie/Davis, Moses/Marsden, S.3:39

Album charts

Chart (2002)Position
U.S. Billboard 20018
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums7
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums1

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.