Elephant Man is about to release his new album Let’s Get Physical on Sean Combs‘ Bad Boy Entertainment label. The first single on the album is called “FiveO” and features Wyclef Jean of Fugees fame. The album is set to drop on June 26th 2007. It is the first album for dancehall’s “Energy God” since 2003’s Good 2 Go. Elephant Man is best known as dancehall’s freakier bad boy, often sporting flaming yellow and orange locks, and putting on a high energy performance full of playful antics. He is also one of dancehall’s most bling artists, and should fit in nicely with Combs’ hip hop scene. It’s certainly not E.Man’s first collaborations with US hip hop artists. He has previously worked with Busta Rhymes, R. Kelly, Will Smith, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz, Janet Jackson, Da Brat, and Mariah Carey.
Elephant man has been the target of certain gay-rights groups, who wanted the singer arrested for lyrics that condone violence towards homosexuals, stating that it violated hate crimes statutes. There was a time in Jamaica where these types of lyrics reached popularity and quite a few artists enraged the gay community with hateful lyrics, including Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, and Elephant Man. It is possible that the consequences of having their performances banned and tours canceled has changed the perspective of these artists, at least as far as song writing is concerned. Elephant man is quoted on his artist page on VP Records as saying, “I wish for more unity among the artists. Everyone is arguing, and that’s the problem. I want to change that through song and action, as do the other artists.”
You can listen to some of his music, including the new single “FiveO”, as well as tracks off older albums, by clicking on these links :
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