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Bounty Killer (Rodney Basil Price) was born on 12 June, 1972 in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, is a Jamaican musician (born 1972). Discover Bounty Killer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

Popular As Rodney Basil Price
Occupation Musician
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 12 June 1972
Birthday 12 June
Birthplace Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaica

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1972

Rodney Basil Price (born 12 June 1972), known as Bounty Killer, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay.

AllMusic describes him as "one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk".

He is considered one of the best dancehall lyricists of all time.

Price moved to Kingston at an early age, along with his mother and siblings.

His father owned and ran the Black Scorpio sound system and Price started his musical career as a sound system deejay in his early teens.

At the age of 14, Price was shot by a stray bullet during a gunfight between rival political factions, and while convalescing in hospital decided on the name Bounty Killer.

After recovering, he increased his performances on a greater number of sound systems, and turned his attention towards recording.

Before his entry into the dancehall industry, Bounty Killer was in the retail industry as an entrepreneur selling figurines.

He was then encouraged to record at King Jammy's studio in Kingston.

1990

The rivalry continued through the 1990s, with both accusing the other of a stolen act.

They settled their differences after both realized the negative effect their feud was having on the industry.

He has also had heated rivalries with several other top deejays, including Merciless, Super Cat and Vybz Kartel, throughout his career.

During the 1990s, Price voiced for several producers and labels in Jamaica, releasing songs such as "Defend the Poor", "Mama", "Book, Book, Book", "Babylon System" "Down in the Ghetto" and "Look Good".

At about this time, he became known in USA and in Europe, recording with such artists as Busta Rhymes, No Doubt, Masta Killa, The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Swizz Beatz and AZ.

In the mid-1990s, he began releasing albums, with four released in 1994.

1992

Price eventually recorded with King Jammy, the first session being in Spring 1992.

One of his first tunes was the "Coppershot", which Jammy was unwilling to release due to its lyrics glorifying gun culture.

Jammy's brother Uncle T disagreed and released the single himself, which went on to become an underground hit in both Jamaica and New York.

1993

In 1993, Price performed at the popular reggae festival Sting (held in Portmore, Jamaica every year on Boxing Day), whereupon he had a high-profile clash with fellow deejay Beenie Man.

1995

He increased control over his output in 1995 by leaving Jammy and setting up his own Scare Dem Productions company and Priceless Records label.

1996

His 1996 album My Xperience was hugely successful, spending six months on the Billboard reggae chart.

1997

In 1997, Bounty Killer made a cover version of Rose Royce hit single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" with Swedish singer Robyn.

The song was a success in the Caribbean.

It was featured in She's So Lovely (Sean Penn film).

1998

In 1998, he contributed the song "Deadly Zone" to the album Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture.

Price has expressed disdain for popular rap, which he called "embarrassing to reggae," even when collaborating with Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep and others he considers hardcore.

Further success followed with albums such as Ghetto Dictionary Volume I: Art of War and Ghetto Dictionary Volume II: Mystery, the latter receiving a Grammy nomination, which he lost to veteran Reggae producer Lee Scratch Perry, Bounty Killer later admitting that he felt he should have won the award, as Lee Scratch should have won that category during his glory days.

2001

Price was arrested twice at the annual Reggae Sumfest: he was arrested but not charged in a 2001 altercation with another performer, and arrested and charged in 2008 for using profanity during his performance.

2002

In 2002, a collaboration with No Doubt, the song "Hey Baby", won Bounty Killer his first Grammy Award, for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a duo or group.

The win made Bounty Killer one of the few hardcore Dancehall artists to win a Grammy Award.

Hey Baby also sold over a million copies making it Bounty Killer's first single to go platinum.

2003

In 2003, Price canceled two of his concerts after the LGBT magazine Outrage! petitioned Scotland Yard for his arrest, claiming songs about bashing gays would incite harassment against the gay community.

2006

In 2006, he signed with VP Records and released the compilation album Nah No Mercy – The Warlord Scrolls on 7 November 2006.

He has been credited with having inspired many young artists such as Vybz Kartel, Mavado and Elephant Man and several other members of The Alliance.

He returned in 2006 after a three-year hiatus, performing uncensored lyrics at several venues without recrimination.

He has since directed his focus to social commentary and party lyrics, admitting that he will not pay attention to nor attack the gay community in his music.

2012

The deejay was also voted 'Guinness greatest Dancehall icon' in 2012 and later won deejay of the year in 2013, in The STAR People's Choice Award presented by The Jamaica Gleaner.

2014

In 2014, Bounty Killer and long-term rival Beenie Man put aside their differences and recorded a single together, "Legendary".

2020

The two performed a well-received Verzuz battle together on Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine on 23 May 2020.

Bounty revealed as of June 2020, he had a new album in the works with Damian Marley as the executive producer.