MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Bounty Killer When he first started rocking the mic as a Trenchtown teen, Rodney Basil Price took the name “Bounty Hunter.” But after “Coppershot,” his first single for veteran producer King Jammy, went through the roof in 1992, “Hunter” just didn’t get it anymore -- and the gruff-voiced DJ been a “Killer” ever since. The violence in that song -- it’s about how a 12-year-old Price was caught in the crossfire during a politically-motivated gunfight -- has also remained a steady theme, although in future songs, B.K. would be dishing it out instead of taking it. Despite occasional calls by critics for an end to slackness and gun talk, Bounty Killer’s profile has only continued to rise, and like his former idol Shabba Ranks, he’s found kindred spirits among American hip-hoppers, with whom he’s teamed frequently. Bounty Killer’s conscious leanings have gotten less attention, but his good works have won him the unofficial title “The Poor People’s Governor.” During his three-year tenure at Jammy’s (1992-1995), he recorded a string of chart singles that included “Fed Up” and “Cellular Phone,” which became a major crossover hip-hop hit in ’95. Bounty Killer has also carried on a well-publicized (and sometimes tongue-in-cheek) feud with fellow DJ Beenie Man, which resulted in a legendary showdown in 1993 at Sting, the Jamaican year-end dancehall fest, as well as claims from each man that the other copped his style. A series of late ‘90s albums for TVT Records put B.K.’s hip-hop jones front and center: My Xperience (1996), featured guests like the Fugees, Busta Rhymes and Raekwon, while on The Next Millenium (1998), he shared the spotlight with Mobb Deep, Cocoa Brovaz and Killah Priest. Yet on 1999’s The 5th Element, the guestlist (and the whole album) had a more Jamaican flavor, with singers Junior Reid and Barrington Levy adding vocal honey to Bounty Killer’s rough ragga rhymes.     Bounty Killer Defend the Poor PlayJ Reggae Gun totin’ dancehall outlaw B.K. sticks ‘em up -- for the little guy -- on this rousing reggae reality check. Bounty Killer No Mercy PlayJ Reggae You’ll get “No Mercy” from Bounty Killer here -- unless you like your ragga ruff ‘n’ raw!
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