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. [1]
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
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 2003 | "Pon Di River" | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Jook Gal (Head Gawn Remix)" (feat. Twista, YoungBloodz, & Kiprich) | — | — | Good 2 Go (Remix to its album version) |
| 2005 | "Father Elephant" | #66 | — | |
[edit] Misc. Songs
The following is a list of songs Elephant Man appears with other artists, usually remixes:
- "Are You Feelin' It?" by the Teddybears feat. Elephant Man; Soft Machine
- "Get Low (Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Ying Yang Twins, Busta Rhymes, & Elephant Man; Part II
- "Pon De Replay (Remix)" by Rihanna feat. Elephant Man; Music of the Sun
- "Reggae Bump Bump" by R. Kelly feat. Elephant Man; TP-3: Reloaded
- "Shake (Remix)" by Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull & Elephant Man; Money Is Still A Major Issue
- "Switch (Reggae Remix)" by Will Smith feat. Elephant Man; Lost & Found
- "U Sexy Girl" by Fatman Scoop feat. Elephant Man & Jabba; U Sexy Girl
- "What U Gon' Do (Jamaican Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Elephant Man & Lady Saw; Crunk Juice
He made also an appearence in the mixtape by Lil Jon & DJ Ideal "The BME Mixtape"
[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.[1] Elephant Man was not arrested.
