Elephant Man Energy God / O'Neil Bryan
- 风格
- #当代雷鬼 #舞厅 #雷嘎
- 地区
- Jamaica 牙买加
艺人介绍
by David Jeffries
The boisterous DJ Elephant Man (aka Energy God) was born O'Neil Bryan in 1974. Overly large ears as a child earned him the nickname &Dumbo Elephant& from his classmates in the Seaview Gardens area of Kingston, Jamaica. Shabba Ranks and Bounty Killer were Seaview residents at the time, and with King Jammy's studio not so far away, Elephant Man had an early exposure to dancehall culture. While singing at the gates of Ranks and Jammy's studios, Bounty Killer heard him and suggested forming a group with other Seaview teens. The group was originally called the Seaview Family, but after Bounty Killer had a massive hit with &Big Guns Scare Dem,& the name changed to Scare Dem Crew. Scare Dem Crew only released one album but played multiple festivals around Jamaica, giving Elephant Man a chance to refine his on-stage persona. Dancehall night at 1998's Reggae Sumfest was a highlight, with Elephant Man climbing up a television camera crane and delivering his energetic rhymes high above the audience.
The rest of Scare Dem started to question the DJ's ability to be a team player and Elephant Man left the group feeling disrespected. Solo, he was able to incorporate the hip-hop rhythms he loved on his full-length debut, Comin' 4 You, released by Greensleeves in 2000. The title cut from his second release, Log On, was a huge hit and the album's WTC attacks commentary attracted a wealth of attention from the press. A duet with one of Elephant Man's favorite rappers, Busta Rhymes, appeared on a remix of Lil Jon's &Get Low,& and Mariah Carey recruited the DJ for an appearance on her Charmbracelet album. Atlantic Records took note of his growing popularity and released his major-label debut, Good 2 Go, in late 2003 while his &Pon di River, Pon di Bank& single was taking urban radio by storm.
最新简评（共13条）
- @小邪哥(身体会跳舞)：❤️
- @婆娑(感谢一切美好的遇见❤️)：
- @Morrison(Are u talkin...)：dance hall
- @家庭舞王( )：象人你们听多了脑仁不疼吗？
- @Winson：很牛！推荐一首TOP10外的歌曲《tall up tall up》
- @习题萝卜(屯：六三)：雷鬼 夹竹桃的天下 (伪电气白兰，嗝叽) 2012-05-01 18:27 其实应该是dancehall，和Reggae还是有一大部分差别的~ 习题萝卜 (屯：六三) 2012-05-01 22:38 夹竹桃的天下说： 汗，只是留个爪，雷鬼是大类嘛。再按发展细分小类太麻烦。 夹竹桃的天下 (伪电气白兰，嗝叽) 2012-05-02 10:17 习题萝卜说： 嗯，哈哈哈 X） 西雅图的破Radio (世界和平关你屌事) 2014-09-08 16:06 夹竹桃的天下说： 拉丁说唱，跟Sean Paul 差不多一个类型的 来自iPhone客户端 西雅图的破Radio (世界和平关你屌事) 2014-09-08 16:07 夹竹桃的天下说： 我跟底下那位朋友辩论过，我也认为这种风格跟雷鬼有很大区别的 来自iPhone客户端 宝和鱼 (FRεʒ H☊M3G✡ŋ) 2014-11-12 10:28 习题萝卜说： 汗。哈哈 宝和鱼 (FRεʒ H☊M3G✡ŋ) 2014-11-12 10:28 夹竹桃的天下说： dancehall！嘿嘿