Elephant Man bio

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 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 for his lyrics 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 a record company gag and agreement with gay rights groups in the U.K. has allowed the him to remain free. 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 tracks like "Coolie Dance", "Stepz", "Bubble Up", and various others.

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