Beenie Man makes history as first Caribbean Wild 'N Out Team Captain
Beenie Man will become the first Caribbean artist named Team Captain on Wild 'N Out, with a June 28 booking at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Beenie Man will make Wild 'N Out Live history at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 28, becoming the first Caribbean artist named Team Captain on the platform. The booking puts one of dancehall’s most recognizable names inside a mainstream entertainment brand built for a much broader audience than a typical reggae crowd.
The Barclays Center listing for Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out Live No Filter names Nick Cannon, the Wild 'N Out cast and musical guests Zeddy Will, Fabolous, Beenie Man, Soulja Boy, Boosie, Bobby Shmurda and Young M.A. That lineup makes the night look less like a straight concert and more like a comedy-and-music crossover built for the arena stage.
That stage matters. Barclays Center sits in Brooklyn near Atlantic Avenue and the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, and its concert capacity is listed at about 19,000. In other words, this is not a club date or a one-off theater stop. It is a big-room booking in a borough with a deep Caribbean presence, where a high-profile booking can travel fast through the local dancehall and reggae network.
Wild 'N Out itself has been around since 2005, and the brand has spent two decades turning improv, battle rap energy and celebrity cameos into a recognizable pop-culture machine. Its live tour has been pitched as taking the show out of the studio and into packed venues across America, with local celebrities, musicians and team captains bringing the heat to the stage. Putting Beenie Man in that captain role pushes Caribbean music from guest status toward the center of the format.
Beenie Man’s credentials make the move hit harder. The Recording Academy lists him as a Grammy winner for Best Reggae Album for Art & Life, and a 2025 Grammy feature on him focused on regaining his visa and resuming touring access. That backstory gives this Brooklyn arena slot extra weight, because it is not just another live appearance. It is a major U.S. platform booking for an artist who has spent years proving he can still carry a room, and now a room this size.
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