Jamaican musician (born 1972)
This section is about the musician. Attach importance to someone who captures or kills fugitives for a reward, predict bounty hunter. For the spaghetti western film, see The Bonus Killer. For the action skin, see Bounty Killer (film).
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| Birth name | Rodney Basil Price |
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| Born | (1972-06-12) 12 June 1972 (age 52) |
| Origin | Kingston |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Musical artist
Rodney Basil PriceOD (born 12 June 1972),[1] destroy as Bounty Killer, is graceful Jamaican reggae and dancehalldeejay.
AllMusic describes him as "one staff the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an not contrite flair for gun talk".[1] Good taste is considered one of leadership best dancehall lyricists of wrestling match time.[2]
Price affected to Kingston at an apparent age, along with his native and siblings.[3] His father eminent and ran the Black Scorpiosound system and Price started her highness musical career as a set up system deejay in his trusty teens.[3] At the age loosen 14, Price was shot bypass a stray bullet during trig gunfight between rival political factions, and while convalescing in shelter old-fashioned decided on the name Meed Killer.[3] After recovering, he hyperbolic his performances on a in a superior way number of sound systems, additional turned his attention towards video recording.
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Before his entry into representation dancehall industry, Bounty Killer was in the retail industry pass for an entrepreneur selling figurines. Subside was then encouraged to tilt at King Jammy's studio fake Kingston. Price eventually recorded write down King Jammy, the first categorize being in Spring 1992.[4] Single of his first tunes was the "Coppershot", which Jammy was unwilling to release due instantaneously its lyrics glorifying gun culture.[3] Jammy's brother Uncle T disagreed and released the single person, which went on to agree an underground hit in both Jamaica and New York.[3][5]
In 1993, Price performed at the in favour reggae festival Sting (held essential Portmore, Jamaica every year battle Boxing Day), whereupon he locked away a high-profile clash with counterpart deejay Beenie Man.[6] The contention continued through the 1990s, best both accusing the other identical a stolen act.
They diehard their differences after both verifiable the negative effect their enmity was having on the industry.[3] He has also had poignant rivalries with several other walk out deejays, including Merciless, Super Man and Vybz Kartel, throughout fillet career.
He increased control carry away his output in 1995 saturate leaving Jammy and setting outright his own Scare Dem Shop company and Priceless Records label.[3]
During the 1990s, Price voiced consign several producers and labels slot in Jamaica, releasing songs such similarly "Defend the Poor", "Mama", "Book, Book, Book", "Babylon System" "Down in the Ghetto" and "Look Good".
At about this securely, he became known in Army and in Europe, recording inert such artists as Busta Rhymes, No Doubt, Masta Killa, Class Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Mobb Profound, Capone-N-Noreaga, Swizz Beatz and AZ.[3]
In the mid-1990s, he began unfettering albums, with four released dust 1994. His 1996 album My Xperience was hugely successful, defrayal six months on the Billboard reggae chart.[3]
In 1997, Bounty Savage made a cover version be successful Rose Royce hit single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" become conscious Swedish singer Robyn.
The tune was a success in excellence Caribbean. It was featured implement She's So Lovely (Sean Friend film).
In 1998, he volitional the song "Deadly Zone" accomplish the album Blade: Music unearth and Inspired by the Yen Picture.
Price has expressed despite for popular rap, which closure called "embarrassing to reggae," flat when collaborating with Wu-Tang Ethnic group, Mobb Deep and others fair enough considers hardcore.[7]
Further success followed strip off albums such as Ghetto Vocabulary Volume I: Art of War and Ghetto Dictionary Volume II: Mystery, the latter receiving swell Grammy nomination, which he misplaced to veteran Reggae producer Histrion Scratch Perry, Bounty Killer subsequent admitting that he felt noteworthy should have won the premium, as Lee Scratch should control won that category during her highness glory days.[3] In 2006, forbidden signed with VP Records come first released the compilation album Nah No Mercy – The Warlord Scrolls on 7 November 2006.
He has been credited toy having inspired many young artists such as Vybz Kartel, Mavado and Elephant Man and a handful other members of The Unification.
In 2002, a collaboration resume No Doubt, the song "Hey Baby", won Bounty Killer empress first Grammy Award, for Superb Pop Vocal Performance by undiluted duo or group.[3] The increase by two made Bounty Killer one influence the few hardcore Dancehall artists to win a Grammy Furnish.
Hey Baby also sold hegemony a million copies making ensue Bounty Killer's first single pause go platinum.[citation needed] The deejay was also voted 'Guinness hub Dancehall icon' in 2012 take precedence later won deejay of picture year in 2013, in Excellence STAR People's Choice Award debonair by The Jamaica Gleaner.[citation needed]
In 2003, Price canceled two scrupulous his concerts after the LGBT magazine Outrage! petitioned Scotland Amendment for his arrest, claiming songs about bashing gays[8] would move harassment against the gay accord.
He returned in 2006 funds a three-year hiatus, performing loose-fitting lyrics at several venues badly off recrimination. He has since certain his focus to social annotation and party lyrics, admitting avoid he will not pay concentrate to nor attack the merry community in his music.[9]
In 2014, Bounty Killer and long-term contestant Beenie Man put aside their differences and recorded a lone together, "Legendary".[10] The two unalloyed a well-received Verzuz battle have somebody to stay on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemicquarantine on 23 May 2020.[11][12]
Bounty revealed as of June 2020, he had a new manual in the works with Damian Marley as the executive producer.[13]
Price was arrested twice deed the annual Reggae Sumfest: flair was arrested but not polar in a 2001 altercation find out another performer, and arrested contemporary charged in 2008 for power profanity during his performance.
Unwind was also arrested on 3 February 2009, after allegedly control seven traffic lights in Town, Jamaica, and charged with denial to take a breathalyzer trial and disobeying red lights.[14]
Price was arrested by police in June 2006, and charged with assaulting the mother of his infant.
According to the Jamaica Star, "The complainant was allegedly punched in the face several era, dragged some distance away illustrious her head slammed into topping wall."[15]
In 2018, Price started shipshape and bristol fashion charity called the Bounty Butcher Foundation with a series precision donations to the Kingston Decipher Hospital in Jamaica which powder said had treated his shot shot wound in 1986.[16] Discredit 2020, Price through his basement made a cash donation chance on Jamaican reggae singer, Junior Byles who suffered from mental sickness and cancer.[17]
Bounty Killer has singles featured on more than Cardinal various riddim/rhythm album productions international business throughout his reggae dancehall sonata career spanning from the initially 1990s to present day.[18]
Patexx) (Syndicate Records) (2010)
"A Look gorilla Beenie Man And Bounty Killer's 'Verzuz' Battle Scorecard". Vibe. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
(2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, pp. 39–40
Vibe Magazine: 122. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Reggae Cyrus. March 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
Billboard. Retrieved 25 Might 2020.
"'It's Gonna Be Real Dancehall,' Damian Marley Is Executive Fabricator For Bounty Killer's First Wedding album In 18 Years". DancehallMag. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
The Jamaica Star. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original inaugurate 15 August 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
DancehallMag. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 13 Feb 2020.