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O'Neil Bryan (born 1975), better known by his stage name Elephant Man, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, having formerly been a member of the dancehall group Scare Dem Crew prior to his solo career.
He started out his musical career in 1995 as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterised for several trademarks, such as his dyed 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 acoustic trademark is a low, raspy grumble singing voice and light lisp.
Bryan had his first international recognition when he and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for its Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.
His song "Willie Bounce" appeared on several mixtapes in early 2006. It used the first few bars from "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. "Willie Bounce" has been described as one of Elephant Man's most recognisable songs, with the corresponding dance still enjoying popularity as of 2015.[1]
Bryan signed with New York-based label Bad Boy Records and released Let's Get Physical on 6 November 2007. The first single was called "Five-O" and featured Wyclef Jean. Another track on the album featured Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.[2]
Many of Elephant Man's songs are found on various Riddim Driven albums by VP Records and Greensleeves Records's Rhythm Album series. He performed on popular riddims such as "Diwali", "Coolie", "Stepz", and "Bubble Up".
The Gully Creeper dance, for which Bryan created a song, was danced by Usain Bolt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 200 meter sprint.
Bryan has been criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people. In 2003, British LGBT 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. In 2004, he was dropped from the MOBO awards.[3] Since then pressure from his record company and agreement with gay rights groups to avoid songs with lyrics deemed to incite homophobic violence have allowed him to perform in the UK. In 2009, his scheduled appearance at Toronto's Caribana festival was cancelled for similar reasons.[4] A concert in Munich was cancelled in February 2015 after LGBT rights groups had asked the police to make sure he would not perform songs which call upon people to murder gays.[5]
In January 2012, Bryan was arrested and charged with the rape and grievous sexual assault of a 31-year-old woman who accused him of assaulting her in his home in St. Andrew.[6] In February 2016, the case was dropped due to the death of the complainant.[7]
In March 2020, Jamaican authorities charged Elephant Man after it was alleged that he intentionally failed to declare his travel to Germany in order to avoid being quarantined in efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic from countries that were on a restricted travel list. Elephant Man later apologised for the incident.[8][9][10]
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^. HipHopCanada.com. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^"Entertainment | Mobo drops 'homophobic' artists". BBC News. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
^Reggae's Elephant Man nixed from Toronto concert, CBC News
^"München: Konzert von Elephant Man abgesagt". Queer.de. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^"Police: Elephant Man charged with rape". Yahoo! Music. Associated Press. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^"Elephant Man Beats Rape Rap", Jamaica Observer, 10 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016
^Baugh, Claudine (19 March 2020). "Elephant Man & Rygin King Apologize Over COVID-19 Airport Debacles, Both Quarantined". dancehallmag.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^News, Stabroek (19 March 2020). "Jamaican artiste Elephant Man apologizes for potentially exposing airport staff to COVID-19". stabroeknews.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^Mallick, Dani (23 March 2020). "Elephant Man Charged Over False Declaration, To Be Placed in Gov't Quarantine Facility". dancehallmag.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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prior to his solo career Elephant ManElephant Man performing in 2014Background informationBirth nameO Neil BryanBorn1975 age 47 48 OriginSeaview Gardens Kingston JamaicaGenresDancehall reggae fusionOccupation s Deejay singerYears active1995 presentLabelsBad Boy AtlanticVPGreensleevesMember ofThe AllianceFormerly ofScare Dem Crew Contents 1 Career 2 Legal issues 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 4 Video game appearances 5 References 6 External linksCareer editHe started out his musical career in 1995 as a member of the Scare Dem Crew later continuing as a solo artist He was later characterised for several trademarks such as his dyed 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 acoustic trademark is a low raspy grumble singing voice and light lisp Bryan had his first international recognition when he and Puma settled a contract for using his single All Out for its Olympics commercial campaign in 2004 His song Willie Bounce appeared on several mixtapes in early 2006 It used the first few bars from I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor Willie Bounce has been described as one of Elephant Man s most recognisable songs with the corresponding dance still enjoying popularity as of 2015 1 Bryan signed with New York based label Bad Boy Records and released Let s Get Physical on 6 November 2007 The first single was called Five O and featured Wyclef Jean Another track on the album featured Diddy and Busta Rhymes and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair 2 Many of Elephant Man s songs are found on various Riddim Driven albums by VP Records and Greensleeves Records s Rhythm Album series He performed on popular riddims such as Diwali Coolie Stepz and Bubble Up The Gully Creeper dance for which Bryan created a song was danced by Usain Bolt at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 200 meter sprint In 2009 Elephant Man released a cover of the song We Are The World in tribute to Michael Jackson Legal issues editBryan has been criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people In 2003 British LGBT 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 In 2004 he was dropped from the MOBO awards 3 Since then pressure from his record company and agreement with gay rights groups to avoid songs with lyrics deemed to incite homophobic violence have allowed him to perform in the UK In 2009 his scheduled appearance at Toronto s Caribana festival was cancelled for similar reasons 4 A concert in Munich was cancelled in February 2015 after LGBT rights groups had asked the police to make sure he would not perform songs which call upon people to murder gays 5 In January 2012 Bryan was arrested and charged with the rape and grievous sexual assault of a 31 year old woman who accused him of assaulting her in his home in St Andrew 6 In February 2016 the case was dropped due to the death of the complainant 7 In March 2020 Jamaican authorities charged Elephant Man after it was alleged that he intentionally failed to declare his travel to Germany in order to avoid being quarantined in efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic from countries that were on a restricted travel list Elephant Man later apologised for the incident 8 9 10 Discography editMain article Elephant Man discography nbsp Elephant Man live at Reggae Sundance 2013Albums edit 2000 Comin 4 You 2001 Log On 2002 Higher Level 2003 Good 2 Go 2007 Monsters of Dancehall 2008 Let s Get Physical 2011 Dance amp Sweep TBA Out of ControlVideo game appearances editElephant Man is a playable character in the 2004 video game Def Jam Fight for NY References edit Josephs Brian 11 September 2015 Happy Birthday Elephant Man The Boombox Retrieved 17 October 2015 Featured Artist Solitair HipHopCanada com 5 April 2007 Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2011 Entertainment Mobo drops homophobic artists BBC News 8 September 2004 Retrieved 11 December 2011 Reggae s Elephant Man nixed from Toronto concert CBC News Munchen Konzert von Elephant Man abgesagt Queer de 20 February 2015 Retrieved 20 April 2015 Police Elephant Man charged with rape Yahoo Music Associated Press 31 January 2012 Retrieved 27 August 2016 Elephant Man Beats Rape Rap Jamaica Observer 10 February 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2016 Baugh Claudine 19 March 2020 Elephant Man amp Rygin King Apologize Over COVID 19 Airport Debacles Both Quarantined dancehallmag com Retrieved 21 March 2020 News Stabroek 19 March 2020 Jamaican artiste Elephant Man apologizes for potentially exposing airport staff to COVID 19 stabroeknews com Retrieved 21 March 2020 Mallick Dani 23 March 2020 Elephant Man Charged Over False Declaration To Be Placed in Gov t Quarantine Facility dancehallmag com Retrieved 23 March 2020 External 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