Elephant Man
By Odette Flemming

No risk, no reward. Huge risk, well, you get the picture. Elephant Man is currently reaping the rewards of the mammoth risk he took by jumping totally outside of the dancehall performance box. When he bounds onto center stage in army fatigues, football shoulder pads worn on top of his jersey, and yellow hair a la Dennis Rodman, you have no choice but to sit up and take notice. Then he has the audacity to throw down some serious lyrical gymnastics on top of rhythms that force your body out of control….well, that’s why they proclaim him the Energy God!!

Elephant Man has embraced the live wire performance style that is usually associated with rock musicians. Dancehall’s answer to Corey Glover, of the Grammy winning rock group Living Color, his commanding stage persona was developed at a time when posturing was becoming the mainstream’s idea of performing. Mix in his habit of spotlighting unique dance moves and party vocabulary, and there you have the ingredients for a long run on the top of the charts.

Elephant Man, a name given to him by Shabba Ranks, is actually the mature version of a childhood nickname that emphasized his large ears, Dumbo. Born O’Neal Bryan, Ele credits friend and mentor Bounty Killer for helping him fulfill his destiny of becoming a dancehall artist.
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