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Elephant Man
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1975 · recording since 2000
Jamaican dancehall musician
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Also known as Elephantman · O'Neil Bryan · O. Bryan · O’Neil Bryan · O’Neil Morgan Hughlin Bryant · 象人
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Comin' 4 You!
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography476 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1356853339
Biography
O'Neil Norman Bryan (born 11 September 1975), better known by his stage name Elephant Man, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, having formerly been a member of the dancehall group Scare Dem Crew prior to his solo career.
Family and relationships
Elephant Man is a father to at least 38 children. His first biological child was born when he was 17 years old. In a February 2012 interview with Winford Williams of OnStage, he claimed to have had 20 different baby mothers at the time. Other children such as Ashanti Bryan aka Jeniun (formerly Ele-Trunk), claims Elephant Man disowned him and others - which possibly put the number of children O'Neil Bryan has to over 40.
Career
His song "Willie BounceWillie BounceSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Willie Bounce4:11" appeared on several mixtapes in early 2006. It used the first few bars from "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. "Willie Bounce" has been described as one of Elephant Man's most recognisable songs, with the corresponding dance still enjoying popularity as of 2015.
Bryan signed with New York-based label Bad Boy Records and released Let's Get Physical on 6 November 2007. The first single was called "Five-O" and featured Wyclef Jean. Another track on the album featured Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.
Legal issues
Bryan has been criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people. In 2003, British LGBT 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. 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 cancelled for similar reasons. A concert in Munich was cancelled in February 2015 after LGBT rights groups had asked the police to make sure he would not perform songs which call upon people to murder gays.
In January 2012, Bryan was arrested and charged with the rape and grievous sexual assault of a 31-year-old woman who accused him of assaulting her in his home in St. Andrew. In February 2016, the case was dropped due to the death of the complainant.
In March 2020, Jamaican authorities charged Elephant Man after it was alleged that he intentionally failed to declare his travel to Germany in order to avoid being quarantined in efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic from countries that were on a restricted travel list. Elephant Man later apologised for the incident.
Albums
2000: Comin' 4 You
2001: Log On
2002: Higher Level
2003: Good 2 Go
2007: Monsters of Dancehall
2008: Let's Get Physical
2011: Dance & Sweep
Video game appearances
Elephant Man is a playable character in the 2004 video game Def Jam: Fight for NY.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:14:17
1Intro0:202Replacement Killer3:153Caan Trick Me2:514Truth Hurts2:545Elephant’s Comin’ You3:336Mama3:2572000 Began3:418E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T2:399Watchie Pum3:0910What’s Up?3:4411Somebody3:2812Elephant Man3:1013Betta Deal2:5814One3:0015Go Look a Life3:1016Bow City3:1517$1000 Bill2:4618Headache3:2019Out of Order3:1120Bun It2:5221Pum Pum2:4822Hype2:5623You Slacker You4:4824One More (Start a War)3:042001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:16:46
1Log On3:242Showdown4:273Jamaica3:374Jamaica, Part 23:385Su Wi Tan3:296Warrior Cause3:227They Call Me3:168The Bombing3:479Haters Wanna War3:2610Living in Hell2:5411Yuh a War3:2212Bad Gal, Bad Man3:0713New Application3:4214Bring the War3:3315Earth Angel4:0916Draw Wi Out2:5917Giving Them Peace3:2418Hot Girls (The Club)3:1719Blaze It Up3:1420Anything-a-Anything3:2521Hot an a Boil3:3522X-Rated3:392002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:16:18
1Party Like This2:592Nuh Come Fast3:093Elephant Message3:064No Hail Me3:235Give Her It Good3:166Do Yuh Thing2:537Run for Your Life3:418Egyptian Dance3:229Krazy3:4210Bad Man a Bad Man3:5911Low Mi Name (Passa Passa)3:2012Making Money3:1813Bring di Sittin Come3:2214Bumper2:5415Higher level2:5716Tall Up Tall Up4:1617Ghetto Girls3:3418Approach3:2519Gotcha3:0720Look4:0921On Line2:5422Virginity2:3823Miss Matty Son2:542003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:51
1Pon de River, Pon de Bank4:012Bun Down / Stop Hitch3:453Signal de Plane3:274Head Gone / Wine Up Uh Self3:545Bad Man4:116Real Gangstas2:547All Out3:448So Fine3:079Jamaica3:2110Fuck You Sign3:1611Nah Gwan a Jamaica3:1812Who We Are3:4613Fan Dem Off3:1714Jook Cal (Wine, Wine)4:4515Cock Up Your Bumper2:3416Indian Gal3:2117Bun fi Bun3:1718Blasé3:4219Who U Think U Is2:5820Mexican Girl3:132007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:06:27
1Log On3:242Elephant Message3:063Genie Dance2:394Watchie Pum3:095Krazy3:426Bad Man a Bad Man3:597Give Her It Good3:168Egyptian Dance3:219Jamaica3:3710Truth Hurts2:5511Tall Up Tall Up4:1512No Hail Me3:2313Bad Gal, Bad Man3:0614On Line2:5515Chiney Ting3:3516Robbing2:5417Higher Level2:5718Shizzle Ma Nizzle3:1319Replacement Killer3:1520The Bombing3:462008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 50:13
1Drop Dead3:092Dem Nah Ready3:433Feel the Steam3:404Throw Your Hands Up3:195Five-O4:406Jump3:087Back That Thing on Me (Shake That)3:138Our World3:089The Way We Roll (remix)4:1110Sweep the Floor3:1911Body Talk4:0412Who Wanna3:0713Five-O (remix)4:0514Gully Creppa3:27Dance & Sweep! Adventures of the Energy God
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 40:32
1The Genisis (The Energy God's Introduction)1:032How We Do It3:003Party Up in Here3:344In Jamaica3:285Nuh Linga2:086Dance & Sweep3:027Clear3:238Sweep3:469Wine and Dip2:0110Dip Again3:0511Swing2:4212Step Ova2:3613Shake It3:0314Let Me Be the Man3:412016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:26
1Bogle Move2:422Gone Wid the Place2:443Bad Man Style4:064Dash Wata2:405Miley Cyrus (Twerk)3:376When We Say Dancing3:157Dance & Move2:448Harlem Shake2:499Go Go (Coco Remix)3:2010Shelly Bounce2:292025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 21:41
1Dancing to the Max2:112God Is Good2:403Turn & Twist2:544Gimmi Rum2:395Dancing School2:296Work Out3:067Party Anthem2:368Yah Smaddy3:062026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 22:27
1Pretty Baby2:532Gal U Body Hot2:293Nah Smell2:374Make It Shake2:455Gyal Them Anthem2:176Gyal Drop It2:257Say She Never4:468Style2:15— · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 3:42
1City Lock3:422Get Mean3The Woking (Spice)4Caan Done5Approch6Shizzle My Nizzle7Family Ram8After All9Change The Game10Freak You Out11Yuh Say War12Boom Dem Dun13Kill No Pitney14War On15Bad Man Anthem16When Nature Call17Dem A The Lest18Miss Uukow Bit19Real Getho Gal20Unfortunately21Run Up Inna Mi Battlefield22Fuck Off23The Bombing— · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:19:46
1Qe Intro0:562Bad Man a Bad Man1:113Blazey Dance3:074Pon de River2:485Krazy3:226Jamaica3:287Fuck U Sign2:368Higher Level2:169Geenie Dance2:2410Message1:4211Egyptian Dance3:0112No Hail Him1:5313Bruk Out (remix)1:4414Imposonator2:0615Anuh Wifault1:4516E L E P H A N T2:4417It Real Good2:3118Mad Instrumentals2:1019Run Up3:3120Bad Man2:3921Run Dem Off3:0722Ob0:1223The Pussy2:5324Bundown Dat2:2125Crazy Feeling2:5726Show Mi Dem2:5727One1:4428Krazy Hype2:2929Dead Over It2:3730Nah Stop Smoke3:0131Cock Up Ya Bumper1:4032Nah Gawn Jamica1:5933Signal the Plane3:4434Outro0:11
Single · 14
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Say Never / R. Kelly FaceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASay Never BR. Kelly Face | 2002 | ||
| 2004 | Bun Bad Mind / Hate MiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABun Bad Mind AAHate Mi | 2004 | ||
| 2011 | Vampires & InformersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Vampires & Informers (Subatomic Sound System's Bloodstep mix) A2Vampires & Informers (Stereotyp's Bloody Barefoot mix) B1Vampires & Informers (Ming's Undead Dreamer mix) B2Vampires & Informers (Dubblestandart's Transylvania dub) | 21 February 2011 | ||
| 2011 | Hot Hot HotSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:341Hot Hot Hot (radio edit)3:21 2Hot Hot Hot (extended club remix)3:48 3Hot Hot Hot (Spanglish version)3:25 | 23 August 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Mek It RollSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:231Mek It Roll3:13 2Mek It Roll (riddim instrumental)3:10 | 15 May 2012 | ||
| 2016 | Summer BounceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:541Summer Bounce2:54 | 1 February 2016 | ||
| 2016 | Willie BounceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:111Willie Bounce4:11 | 2 February 2016 | ||
| 2018 | Caribbean Ting (Carnival Anthem)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:281Caribbean Ting (Carnival Anthem)4:28 | 4 May 2018 | ||
| 2018 | Caribbean Ting (Carnival Anthem)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:281Caribbean Ting (Carnival Anthem)4:28 | 4 May 2018 | ||
| 2025 | Dancing to the MaxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:111Dancing to the Max2:11 | 10 February 2025 | ||
| 2025 | Bounce Like A BallSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:161Bounce Like A Ball3:16 | 1 August 2025 | ||
| 2025 | The Gyal Them AnthemSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:341The Gyal Them Anthem2:16 2The Gyal Them Anthem2:18 | 3 October 2025 | ||
| — | Cum FastSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksACum Fast BMake It Right | — | ||
| — | Scooby DooSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:061Scooby Doo4:06 | — |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pon De River, Pon De Bank / All OutSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:21A1Pon De River, Pon De Bank (Album Version)4:01 A2Pon De River, Pon De Bank (Instrumental)3:36 BAll Out (Album Version)3:44 | 2003 |
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Energy God: The Very Best of Elephant ManSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks1Pon de River Pon de Bank 2Elephant Message 3Krazy 4Signal de Plane 5Nuh Linga 6Genie Dance 7Tall Up Tall Up 8Dance 9Rah Rah 10Jook Gal (remix) 11Old Broom 12Gangsta Rock 13Replacement Killer 14Bad Man a Bad Man 15Shizzle My Nizzle 16Bad Gal, Bad Man 17Egyptian Dance 18Hot Girls (The Club) | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2024 | Dancehall Generals: Elephant ManSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:14:391Look (2024 Remaster)3:57 2When Di Dawg A Bark (2024 Remaster)2:29 3Buss Up Yuh Steel (2024 Remaster)3:55 4Wave Dance (2024 Remaster)3:54 5Push It (2024 Remaster)3:32 6Alright (2024 Remaster)3:34 7Big & Bold (2024 Remaster)2:51 8Rapid (2024 Remaster)1:57 9Do This Now (2024 Remaster)3:20 10Stress Free (2024 Remaster)3:35 11Hot Summer (2024 Remaster)3:03 12Say Him Bad (2024 Remaster)3:58 13Making Money (2024 Remaster)3:43 14The Lead (2024 Remaster)3:15 15Put Your Money To Use (2024 Remaster)3:21 16The Ride (2024 Remaster)3:17 17Energy God Brawta Mix20:58 | Compilation | 12 July 2024 | |
| — | Scoobay AwaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 49:181No Quickie3:54 2Don't Bow3:36 3Press It Up3:49 4Too Badmind3:30 5Father Elephant3:41 6Buss The Hype1:59 7High Grade2:18 8Suck Yuh Mama3:10 9In Deh3:38 10Try Stop Me3:25 11Enemies3:17 12Unfortunatly2:05 13Spy3:07 14We Are Popular People3:37 15Wine Gal4:12 | Compilation | — |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shell It DownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:031Shell It Down3:03 | 1 February 2023 | ||
| — | Bless We MoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksSide ABless We More Side BInstrumental | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Elephant Man head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scare Dem Crew(band) | — | 2000 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_Man_%28musician%29_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cd5f7bd9-ee6f-4a99-8dd9-dc3afd9da736discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cd5f7bd9-ee6f-4a99-8dd9-dc3afd9da736core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129937genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129937seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Man_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Man_%28musician%29
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Wikidata: Q129937 · MusicBrainz: cd5f7bd9-ee6f-4a99-8dd9-dc3afd9da736
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