Elephant Man
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- This article is about the musician. For the 1980 film about Joseph Merrick, see The Elephant Man (film). For other uses, see The Elephant Man (disambiguation).
Elephant Man born September 11, 1976 as O'Neil Bryant in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as The Energy God is arguably one of the most colorful characters on the dancehall scene.
His stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the nickname Dumbo in his youth. "Ele" started out his musical career as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterized for several trademarks, such as his yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice and his stage performance, which included excessive jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props and monitors. His acustic trademark is marked by a light lisp.
The first international recognition came when Elephant Man and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for their Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.
Elephant Man has been criticised in some circles for his lyrics supposedley calling for violence against gay people. In 2003 British LBGT group OutRage! called for the arrest and prosecution of several dancehall stars including Elephant Man, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man for violation of hate crimes statutes, however the dubious nature of these allegations has allowed the dancehall giant to remain free. <ref name="365gay">http://www.365gay.com/NewsContent/091703tatchellRap.htm</ref>
Elephant Man also had a song called "Willie Bounce" that appeared on several Mixtapes in early 2006. It borrowed the first few bars from I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.
Recently, the Jamaican star has been signed to New York-based label Bad Boy Entertainment.
Most common songs by Elephant Man are found on various Riddim Driven albums, which he plays songs with various riddims like "Coolie Dance", "Stepz", "Bubble Up", and various others.
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[edit] Discography
- Comin 4 U (2000)
- Log On (2001)
- Higher Level (2002)
- Good 2 Go (2003)
- Over Di Wall (2006)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 2003 | "Pon Di River" | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Father Elephant" | #66 | — | |
[edit] Misc. Songs
- "Switch (Reggae Remix)" by Will Smith feat. Elephant Man; Lost & Found
- "What U Gon' Do (Jamaican Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Elephant Man & Lady Saw; Crunk Juice
- "Shake (Remix)" by Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull & Elephant Man; Money Is Still A Major Issue
- "Get Low (Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins, Busta Rhymes, & Elephant Man; Part II
[edit] Incitement to murder claim
In 2003, the UK LGBT rights group OutRage! called for the arrest in London of Elephant Man for inciting the killing of gay men in his song lyrics.<ref name="365gay" /> Elephant Man was not arrested.
[edit] References
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