Elephant Man, also known as the Energy God, born O'Neil Bryan on
September 11, 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica, is a dancehall musician.
Bryan's stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the
nickname Dumbo in his youth. He 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
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 marked by
a 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.
He also had a song called "Willie Bounce" that appeared
on several Mixtapes in early 2006. It sampled the first few bars
from "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
Recently, Bryan signed with New York-based label Bad Boy Records
and released Let's Get Physical on November 6, 2007. The first
single is called "Five-O" and features Wyclef Jean. Another
track on the album will feature Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it
was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.[1]
Many of his songs are found on various Riddim Driven albums by
VP Records and Greensleeves Records’s Rhythm Album series.
He performs on popular riddims such as "Diwali," "Coolie," "Stepz," and "Bubble
Up," among others.
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.
[edit] Legal issues
Bryan 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. In 2004 he was dropped from the MOBO awards.[2]
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 canceled for similar
reasons.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
2000: Scooby Away
2000: Comin' 4 U
2001: Log On
2002: Higher Level
2003: Good 2 Go
2007: Monsters Of Dancehall
2008: Let's Get Physical
2011: Dance & Sweep
[edit] Singles
Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop Hot Rap Tracks
2003 "Pon De River" 86 68 19 Good 2 Go
2004 "Jook Gal" (feat. Twista, YoungBloodZ and Kiprich)
57 20 15 Good 2 Go (Remix to its album version)
2007 "Five-O" (feat. Wyclef Jean) - 87 - Let's Get Physical
"
Willie Bounce" - 51 -
2009 "Nuh Linga" - 84 - Dance & Sweep
[edit] As a featured guest
Year Title Chart positions Album
US ? ? ?
2004 "Get Low (Remix)" (Lil Jon feat. & Busta Rhymes)
2 1 1 10 Part II
2007 "Whine Up" (by Kat DeLuna) 29 - - - 9 Lives
"
China Wine" (by Sun Ho) - - - - TBA
[edit] Appearances
The following is a list of songs Elephant Man appears with other
artists, usually remixes:
"All Nite (Don't Stop)" (So So Def Remix) by Janet
Jackson feat. Elephant Man
"Are You Feelin' It?" by the Teddybears feat. Elephant Man; Soft Machine
"Get Low (Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz feat. Ying Yang
Twins, Busta Rhymes, & Elephant Man; Part II
"Pon de Replay (Remix)" by Rihanna feat. Elephant Man; Music of the
Sun
"Reggae Bump Bump" by R. Kelly feat. Elephant Man; TP-3: Reloaded
"Shake (Remix)" by Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull & Elephant Man;
Money Is Still A Major Issue
"Switch (Reggae Remix)" by Will Smith feat. Elephant Man; Lost & Found
"U Sexy Girl" by Fatman Scoop feat. Elephant Man & Jabba; U Sexy
Girl
"What U Gon' Do (Jamaican Remix)" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz
feat. Elephant Man & Lady Saw; Crunk Juice
"Shake That Booty (Krumpa Remix)" by David Banner feat. Elephant Man;
Certified
"Shake Baby Shake (Seeed Remix)" by Seeed feat. Elephant Man; What
You Deserve Is What You Get - EP
"Ishq Naag" by RDB feat Elephant Man; PUNJABI
"Whine Up" by Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man; "9 Lives"
"Robbery (Remix)" by Killah Priest feat. Elephant Man & Savoy (Black
August)
"Get Wild (Bonus Track)" by Lil Skeeter feat. Elephant Man; "Midwest
Mastermind"
"China Wine" by Sun feat. Wyclef Jean, Elephant Man, and Tony Matterhorn
"Throw Your Hands Up" by Teddybears STHLM feat. Elephant Man and Harry
Toddler of Scare Dem Crew; Rock 'n' Roll Highschool
"Money In The Bank" (Remix) by Swizz Beatz feat. Young Jeezy, Eve & Elephant
Man
"Spin Ya Rag" by Lil Jon & DJ Ideal feat. Elephant Man; The BME
Mixtape
"Wall To Wall (Remix) by Chris Brown; Wall To Wall (Single)
" Umbrella Remix by Rihanna feat. Elephant Man
"Pegao (Remix)" by Wisin & Yandel feat. Elephant Man; Caribbean
Connection
"Latinas" by Zion & Lennox feat. Elephant Man; Caribbean Connection
"Cut Dem Off Ricky Blaze feat.Tony Matterhorn & Elephant Man
"SATISFACTION" by PUSHIM feat.Elephant Man
"Church Heathen" by Shaggy(Mega Mix Promo)feat. Shelly Thunder, Elephant
Man, Ninjaman, Redd Fox, Adrian Banton, Rayvon & ky)