Stone Love Sound System ft Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man 1993

Stone Love Sound System ft Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man 1993
Rodney Basil Price, 12 June 1972, Riverton City, Jamaica, West Indies. Coming from a dancehall background, his father ran the Black Scorpio Sound System, and it was not long before he picked up the microphone himself. He soon became known performing on other sound systems, including Stereo Two and Metromedia. His first recording session was in the spring of 1992 at King Jammy’s studio when he sang ‘Watch The Gun’, produced by Uncle T. After singing a number of other rhythms, Uncle T’s brother King Jammy recognized Bounty Killer’s potential and ‘Fat And Sexy’ was the resulting hit. Many ragga hits related to guns and Bounty Killer’s contribution to the list is considerable: ‘New Gun’, ‘Cop A Shot’, ‘Kill Fe Fun’ and ‘New Gun Gal Say Yes’. The flurry of gun-related hits continued unabashed and in 1993 the inevitable clash took place with his main rival, Beenie Man. In 1994, Killer recorded a number of singles that moved the subject matter away from guns, including, with Chuck Turner, ‘Run Around Girl’ and ‘Roots Reality And Culture’. His big hit ‘Down In The Ghetto’ described how guns and drugs reached the ghettos sanctioned by corrupt government officials: ‘Down in the ghetto where the gun have a ting - and the politician is the guns them a bring - hey - and the crack and the coke them a support the killing - me check it out the whole a dem ah the same ting’. The singer also contributed to tracks by Colin Roach (‘I’ll Be Back’) and Junior Reid (‘This World’s Too Haunted’). He also appeared on ‘No, No, No (World A Respect)’ by seasoned Studio One performer Dawn Penn, alongside fellow veterans Dennis Brown and Ken Boothe.

Bounty Killer’s growing popularity resulted in a prominent UK tour, and in the spring of 1995 his single with Sanchez, ‘Searching’, enjoyed a long stay on the reggae chart. He continued to record many hits throughout 1995, including ‘Book Book’, ‘Cellular Phone’, ‘Smoke The Herb’, ‘Mama’, ‘No Argument’ and ‘Fear No Evil’. By the end of 1995 the continuing feud with Beenie Man was resolved through RJR’s disc jockey Richard Burgess, who invited the two to the station where a truce was announced. In the summer of 1996 Bounty Killer’s inimitable style enhanced the dancehall mix of the Fugees’ chart-busting version of Roberta Flack’s ‘Killing Me Softly’. During the same year he released My Xperience, a sprawling double album featuring guest appearances from US stars including the Fugees, Raekwon and Busta Rhymes.

One of Jamaica's biggest exports, Beenie Man's recording career stretches back to 1981, although it was in the sound systems where he later made his mark. The witty toaster began his true ascent to stardom in the early '90s, and by 1994, his reputation couldn't be beat. Beenie Man was born Moses Davis in the tough Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica, on August 22, 1973. By the time he was ready for school, the toddler had already decided on a career as a DJ. He wasn't the first tot with dreams of the limelight, but Beenie actually had a true gift for gab. His shot at stardom came when he was only eight, when he took first prize at the national Teeny Talent contest. This led to a meeting with producer Junjo Lawes, who recorded the diminutive DJ's debut single, "Too Fancy." Bunny Lee then took the boy under his wing and put him to work at his Unlimited sound system.

Junjo Presents Two Big SoundBy 1983, the youngster found himself appearing on Lawes' Junjo Presents Two Big Sound, which was recorded live and featured such DJ heavyweights as Dillinger and Fathead. Along with Unlimited, Beenie was also DJ'ing at Prince Jammy's Volcano sound system, had a hit single to his credit, "Over the Sea," produced by Niney Holness, and even had a debut album out. Produced by Lee, The Invincible Beenie Man, the 10 Year Old DJ Wonder's title pretty much summed it all up. He recorded some songs with Barrington Levy in 1984, two of which, "Under Mi Sensi" and "Two Sounds," would resurface in remixed form later in the '90s. But for the moment, his recording career came virtually to a close, bar the occasional single. But the young DJ remained a sound system favorite, even as he now turned his attention to his schoolwork.
Guns OutNot surprisingly, Beenie's younger brother, Little Kirk, was keen to follow in his footsteps, and five years later the siblings hooked up with producer Patrick Roberts and began recording a series of singles that quickly brought them into the national spotlight. In 1992, Beenie appeared at Reggae Sunsplash and such was the response that the DJ now felt ready to take on the big guns. Beenie's first target was the acclaimed Bounty Killer, although the young DJ had cause for his attack as the veteran had stolen his catch phrase, "people dead," and the war was on.


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