The title says it all before a single bar plays. “305/876” pairs Miami’s area code with Jamaica’s, and Funk Flex just gave the collaboration between Beenie Man, Rènata and Rick Ross its New York radio debut on HOT 97.
Beenie Man shared the news on Instagram with the energy you’d expect. New York….🔥🔊 Funk Flex dropping ‘305/876’ on HOT 97!” he wrote, adding, “Big respect, Flex, for the love and support.
The track comes from Beenie’s upcoming album *Eminence*, and he’s clearly not being shy about it. He signed off the post with a simple instruction: “Turn it UP!”
The area-code concept fits the people involved. Rick Ross has built his whole persona around Miami, and Beenie Man is one of the most recognizable voices Jamaican dancehall has ever produced.
Putting 305 and 876 side by side reads like a deliberate statement about the long relationship between South Florida and Kingston.
That relationship is nothing new for either scene. Miami has been a second home for Caribbean music and culture for decades, and dancehall and hip-hop have traded flows, slang and features for just as long.
A Beenie and Ross link-up feels less like a novelty crossover and more like two neighbors finally making it official.
The choice of launch pad matters too. Funk Flex has been a fixture at HOT 97 for years, and premiering a record on his show still carries weight in New York. For a dancehall veteran trying to reach hip-hop listeners, that’s about as direct a route as exists.
Beenie’s post also hints at how he sees the moment. Dropping the track on a New York hip-hop station rather than a Caribbean outlet suggests he wants *Eminence* to land beyond his core dancehall audience.
The globe and Jamaican flag emojis next to the artist credits back that up, with one eye on home and one on the wider world.
That move could cut both ways. Longtime dancehall fans sometimes bristle when veterans chase American rap features, and they want to hear the artist they grew up with rather than a radio-friendly hybrid.
Others see these collaborations as a way to keep the genre’s legends in the conversation and introduce them to younger listeners who came up on Ross.
Rènata is the third name on the credits, though Beenie’s post doesn’t say much about her role on the record. As more people hear the song, her part may end up being one of the bigger talking points.
For now, the single is doing what lead tracks are supposed to do, which is getting people curious about the album behind it.
Beenie hasn’t shared a release date for *Eminence* in this post, but a Funk Flex premiere and a Rick Ross feature are the kind of opening moves that suggest he’s thinking big.
New York has heard it first, and the rest of the rollout should show whether Miami and Kingston follow.
