Mad Cobra was born in Kingston, Jamaica. However, he grew up in Saint Mary Parish County . As a teenager he moved back to Kingston. The name Mad Cobra comes from a villain from GI Joe - Comics . He has had the name since he was active as a deejay. His career began as a teenager with various local sound systems . The first dubplate called "Respect Woman" was released in 1989 and was produced by his uncle Delroy "Spiderman" Thompson , who was active as a music producer and composer for the Tuff Gong label . On the second Dubplate he worked with the Jamaican singer Tricia McKay . The song called "Na Go Work" became a local hit. It was produced by Carl "Banton" Nelson, who has produced singles for well-known artists such as King Tubby and others. Inspired by the Jamaican Deejay Ninjaman, Mad Cobra began to write and publish many songs with so-called gun lyrics. Among them were classics like "Shoot to Kill" , "Merciless", "Bad Boy" and "Ze Taurus" . In 1990 Mad Cobra signed a contract with producer Donovan Germain , owner of the Penthouse Records label . In collaboration with Germain and the songwriter Dave Kelly he had his first hits with the singles "Yush" and "Gundelero" . This and the common single "Feeling Lonely" with Beres Hammond made him known outside of Jamaica. In 1991 his first album called "Bad Boy Talk" was released on Penthouse Records. With this album he became one of the most sought-after deejays in Jamaica at the time. In the same year, Mad Cobra released a second album on the VP Records label called "Ex-Clusive" . Between 1991 and 1992 he had several successful hits composed by well-known producers such as King Jammy ( "OPP" ), Bobby Digital ( "Tek Him" ) and Sly & Robbie ( "Be Patient" ). During the same period, Mad Cobra gained international fame and had five number one hits in the UK reggae charts. For a week he even had nine songs in the top 20 at once. He also worked with many English reggae artists. However, his success in England suffered from controversy over his single "Crucifixion" , which caused a sensation for its homophobic lyrics. After his great success in England, he signed a contract with the American major label Columbia Records in 1992 . There he released the album "Hard to Wet, Easy to Dry" , from which the single "Flex" was a big hit. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart and was in the top ten of the R&B charts worldwide. However, the next single, called Legacy, was a huge failure. After that, Mad Cobra released his songs for the next few years on small labels, mainly for the Jamaican market. However, in 1993 he had two commercial hits with the songs "Mek Noise" and "Matie Haffi Move" . At that time his deejay clashes with Buju Banton at the Sting Festival in Portmore , Jamaica, were particularly well known. In 1994 he worked a lot with the studios of King Jammy and released the album "Venom" and several singles under its production . Including hits like "Fat and Buff" , "Length and Bend" and his first song dedicated to the Rastafarian belief "Selassie I Rule" . In 1996 Mad Cobra re-signed with Columbia Records and released his second commercial album, "Milkman" . In the same year he had a second major label with a contract with EMI , where he also released a single. In 1999 the label also released an album called "OK Ride On" . In 2004 his last of twenty albums was released on the English label Heartbeat Records under the name Words of Warning. Mad Cobra continues to bring out singles. On the night of May 11, 2010, Mad Cobra was shot three times in the chest and seriously wounded near his home in the Braeton neighborhood of Portmore, Jamaica. He was then taken to a hospital in Spanish Town . It turned out that he was having trouble with a few men for blinding them with his car's headlights. When he wanted to get out to talk to them, they shot him and fled unrecognized. He was released from the hospital a few weeks later. In August 2010 Mad Cobra had his first appearance in Germany at the Reggae Jam 2010 in Bersenbrück .
