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Elephant Man
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Elephant Man

Elephant Man is a dancehall artist formed in 1997. 99 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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99
Releases
2000–2026
Active years
1997
Formed

Discography

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Dance & Sweep! Adventures of the Energy God cover

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Dance & Sweep! Adventures of the Energy God

2011 · 14 tracks

Singles & EPs

84

Live & compilations

1

Credits

1

Records Elephant Man worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

17

Releases by other artists featuring Elephant Man.

Featured tracks

16

Collaborators

24

Community

More about Elephant Man

Elephant Man at a glance

Born in
Kingston
From
Jamaica
Active since
1997
Instruments
voice
Labels
Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Records

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Overly large ears as a child earned him the nickname "Dumbo Elephant" from his classmates in the Seaview Gardens area of Kingston, Jamaica. Shabba Ranks and Bounty Killer were Seaview residents at the time, and with King Jammy's studio not so far away, Elephant Man had an early exposure to dancehall culture. While singing at the gates of Ranks and Jammy's studios, Bounty Killer heard him and suggested forming a group with other Seaview teens. The group was originally called the Seaview Family, but after Bounty Killer had a massive hit with "Big Guns Scare Dem," the name changed to Scare Dem Crew. Scare Dem Crew only released one album but played multiple festivals around Jamaica, giving Elephant Man a chance to refine his on-stage persona. Dancehall night at 1998's Reggae Sumfest was a highlight, with Elephant Man climbing up a television camera crane and delivering his energetic rhymes high above the audience.

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The rest of Scare Dem started to question the DJ's ability to be a team player and Elephant Man left the group feeling disrespected. Solo, he was able to incorporate the hip-hop rhythms he loved on his full-length debut, Comin' 4 You, released by Greensleeves in 2000. The title cut from his second release, Log On, was a huge hit and the album's WTC attacks commentary attracted a wealth of attention from the press. A duet with one of Elephant Man's favorite rappers, Busta Rhymes, appeared on a remix of Lil Jon's "Get Low," and Mariah Carey recruited the DJ for an appearance on her Charmbracelet album. Atlantic Records took note of his growing popularity and released his major-label debut, Good 2 Go, in late 2003 while his "Pon di River, Pon di Bank" single was taking urban radio by storm. In 2008 the Let's Get Physical album appeared on the VP label in partnership with P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records. It featured the single "Five-O" with Wyclef Jean, while Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes appeared elsewhere on the album. Featuring the Jamaican hit “Nuh Linga,” the 2011 effort Dance & Sweep! Adventures of the Energy God found him back on VP proper. ~ David Jeffries

Elephant Man in brief

How many Elephant Man releases are on Riffiter?
99 releases are catalogued, spanning 2000 to 2026.
When was Elephant Man formed?
Elephant Man formed in 1997.
What genre is Elephant Man?
Elephant Man is catalogued under Dancehall.
What is the most recent Elephant Man release on Riffiter?
Eyelash, released in 2026.

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