Bounty killer

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Bounty Killer at the Island Explosion gig (2006)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
My Xperience
  US 145 10/12/1996 (4 weeks)
Singles
Hip Hopera
  US 81 03/15/1997 (5 weeks)
Deadly Zone ( feat.Mobb Deep & Rappin 'Noyd )
  US 79 10/10/1998 (7 weeks)
It's a party
  UK 65 02/27/1999 (1 week)
Hey baby (with no doubt )
  DE 8th 01/28/2002 (10 weeks)
  AT 12 01/27/2002 (13 weeks)
  CH 11 01/27/2002 (16 weeks)
  UK 2 02/16/2002 (9 weeks)
  US 5 12/08/2001 (20 weeks)

Bounty Killer (* 12. June 1972 in Kingston , Jamaica as Rodney Basil Price ) is a Jamaican dancehall - Deejay .

biography

Since his first single released in 1992 ("Coppershot") on the Jamaican label King Jammy’s , the artist - also known as "Warlord" due to his clash quality - has developed into one of the most successful and formative representatives of modern dancehall .

Through collaborations with well-known US rappers such as the group The Fugees , he also gained increasing international fame from the mid- 1990s . He also did a feature with the group No Doubt in 2002 on the hit track "Hey Baby". In Jamaica, he attracted attention mainly through the lyrical and physical exchange of blows with competitor Beenie Man . At the beginning of August 2010, the conflict between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer was publicly declared over when they surprised the audience with a joint appearance at the “Guinness Summer Eclipse”.

In the past few years, Bounty Killer tried to promote and support new young dancehall talents. This includes artists like Mavado , Busy Signal or Vybz Kartel .

Homophobia

Bounty Killer repeatedly caused a stir because of homophobic texts, so-called Battyman tunes , which call for murder. It is often claimed that the texts have been misinterpreted and mistranslated from the Jamaican patois . Even the critics do not deny that it is partly a matter of “gross showing off and verbal tail comparison”, but oppose that the verbal focus of hatred on a minority in its functionality alone represents “group-related misanthropy”. In 2003, a gig by Bounty Killer in London was canceled after protests by gay organizations with reference to homophobic lyrics of his songs. In the summer of 2004, Bounty Killer was unloaded by the organizers of the Belgian Krakrock Festival, as “hateful” artists were not welcome. In 2008 the organizer of Bounty Killer planned to give three concerts in Essen, Berlin and Munich. After violent protests, including by the Lesbian and Gay Association Germany , the concerts in Berlin and Essen were canceled. From 2008 he was advertised by the federal government in the Schengen information system for rejection at the border. After a criminal complaint from the ranks of the German Bundestag, the responsible public prosecutor's office investigated the singer. As a result, the CDs The Fifth Element and Next Millennium were indexed in Germany . On April 23, 2012, Volker Beck from Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen called for an entry and performance ban for bounty killers and comparable musicians.

Arrests

Price was arrested but not convicted twice during Jamaica's annual reggae sumfest . In 2001 he was arrested after a physical altercation with another artist after a concert.

In June 2006 Price was charged with assaulting the mother of his child. According to the Jamaica Star newspaper , he was said to have slapped her face several times and hit her head against a wall. He placed $ 20,000 in bail. In February 2009, Bounty Killer was arrested again after he ran over seven red lights in Kingston , Jamaica, according to police reports. He refused a subsequent alcohol test as well as a fine.

Discography

  • Jamaica's Most Wanted (1993)
  • Face To Face w / Beenie Man (1994)
  • Roots Reality And Culture (1994)
  • Down in The Ghetto (1995)
  • No Argument (1995)
  • Xperience (1996)
  • Ghetto Gramma (1997)
  • Next Millennium (1998, indexed since March 31, 2009)
  • The Fifth Element (1999, indexed March 31, 2009)
  • Ghetto Dictionary: The Art Of War (2002)
  • Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery (2002)
  • Nah No Mercy (2006)

As usual with Dancehall Deejays, in addition to the songs released on CDs, there are a number of tracks that are only available on riddim selections on vinyl.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ Dancehall Rivals Shocked Fans . ( Memento from December 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) IRIEFM.net, August 3, 2010
  3. ↑ Volker Beck: Our commitment is having an impact on Jamaica . taz .de
  4. ^ Reggae gig axed after gay protest . BBC News, December 6, 2003, accessed March 9, 2011
  5. ^ Reggae Star Bounty Killer Cancels UK Concerts . ( Memento of January 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Petertatchell.net - Outrage! December 7, 2003
  6. ↑ Basil Walters: Are dancehall artistes going to bow? Jamaica's 'Murder Music' singers face ax across Europe . ( Memento of September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: The Jamaica Observer , July 16, 2004
  7. ^ Criminal charges against bounty killers . Queer.de
  8. ↑ Bounty Killer: Concert in Essen canceled . Queer.de
  9. ↑ Bounty Killer unloaded . The West
  10. ↑ Too late: Bounty killers are banned from entering the country . Queer.de
  11. ↑ Amazon.de sells hate music - entry ban for musicians Bounty Killer . Gruene-bundestag.de
  12. ↑ No concert by Bounty Killer in Berlin . In: Berliner Zeitung , April 3, 2008
  13. ↑ Bounty Killer u. a .: Government Vs. Reggae Stars Laut.de, July 18, 2008
  14. ↑ Volker Beck demands a performance ban ( memento from May 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) April 23, 2012
  15. ^ Bounty Killer - Trial Postponed. ( Memento from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: Jamaica Star (English)
  16. ↑ Bounty Killer accused of running 7 red lights ( Memento from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on Newsvine.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bounty killer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Price, Rodney Basil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican dancehall DJ
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston , Jamaica