Bounty Killa
| Bounty Killer | |
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Bounty Killer performing in December 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rodney Basil Price |
| Also known as | Warlord, Five Star General, Ghetto Gladiator, Poor People's Governor |
| Born | 12 June 1972 |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, dancehall |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels |
VP Records TVT Records |
| Associated acts | The Alliance, Angel Doolas, Nitty Kutchie, Beenie Man, Junior Reid, No Doubt, Baby Cham, Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel, Tommy Lee Sparta, Mavado, Kardinal Offishall, I-Octane |
| Website | BountyKiller.com |
Bounty Killer (born Rodney Price; 12 June 1972; Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. Allmusic describes him as having been "one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk". He is the founder of a dancehall collective known as The Alliance with deejay Mavado.
Price moved to Kingston at an early age, along with his mother and siblings. His father owned and ran the Black Scorpio sound system and Price started his musical career as a sound system deejay in his early teens. At the age of 14, Price was shot by a stray bullet during a gunfight between rival political factions, and while convalescing in hospital decided on the name Bounty Killer. After recovering, he increased his performances on a greater number of sound systems, and turned his attention towards recording.
Prior to his entry into the dancehall industry, Rodney Price was in the retail industry as an entrepreneur selling figurines. He was then encouraged to record at King Jammy's studio in Kingston. Price eventually recorded with King Jammy, the first session being in Spring 1992. One of his first tunes was the "Coppershot", which Jammy was unwilling to release due to its lyrics glorifying gun culture. Jammy's brother Uncle T disagreed and released the single himself.
In 1993, Price performed at the annual hardcore festival Sting, held in Portmore, Jamaica every year on Boxing Day, whereupon he had a high-profile clash with fellow deejay Beenie Man. The rivalry continued through the 1990s, with both accusing the other of a stolen act. They settled their differences after both realized the negative effect their feud was having on the industry. He has also had heated rivalries with several other top deejays, including Merciless and Vybz Kartel, throughout his career.
He increased control over his output in 1995 by leaving Jammy and setting up his own Scare Dem Productions company and Priceless Records label.
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