Artiste and

producer Teetimus has denied dissing veteran dancehall act Beenie Man.

According to

Teetimus, the comments he made on his Instagram live last week had been taken

out of context by YouTube gossip channels.

Teetimus

explained that he had recently recorded a single which samples old tracks from

Beenie Man’s catalogue.

However, the

single’s release has been delayed by the labels who own the rights to Beenie

Man’s songs, namely Old Dog and Sim Simma.

“I

never exposed Beenie Man as a sell out to the white man, these gossip sites

just like to sensationalise things for views. I have

the utmost respect for Beenie from days when I was a musician,” Teetimus

clarified.

“My

management team, Trill City Global, has had issues getting the green light from

the labels after weeks of communication. It’s frustrating

me because the owners of dancehall music have sold rights to these songs to

labels and so artistes aren’t in control over their own music” added

Teetimus.

Teetimus

shared that he believes it’s sad that artistes from the 90’s don’t have much

say in what happens with their material because they don’t own any percentage

of the mastered files of the songs, adding that he doesn’t

blame Beenie Man for the delays he is facing.

He also

urged young artistes to take stock of their material and ensure that publishing

includes ownership as well.

Teetimus is

gearing up to release an EP entitled BadRadio including the single GyallisRouting which samples Beenie Man tracks.