BY KEVIN JACKSON
Jamaica (Jamaica Observer) – On Sunday when dancehall artiste Elephant Man learnt that Whine Up, a 2007 collaboration that he was featured on with American singer Kat Deluna, made Rolling Stone Magazine’s 50 Best One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s list, the deejay got ecstatic.
The list, which was released on May 22, captures the songs that made the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Whine Up ranks at #37 on the list.
The song, which was certified gold in 2008, is the biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Kat Deluna, who is of Dominican heritage.
The song was not only a hit stateside, reaching as far as #1 on Billboard’s Dance Music Club Play, #29 on the Hot 100, and #14 on Pop Airplay charts, but it also made the top 10 in Romania, France, and Belgium.
“This is a big win for dancehall music, and we give God thanks everyday fi di blessings and fi di talent weh him give wi. We just keep on representing dancehall to the fullest, because Rolling Stone Magazine is a respected media entity, and to be on their list is just good news,” Elephant Man told the Jamaica Observer.
