Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Bounty Killer, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Wonder, Jazzwad, Dave Kelly, Lenkey, David Cole, Chris Meredith, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Sting, Dean Frazier, David Madden, Third World, Bunny Ruggs, Noreaga, Junior Reid, Bunny Ruggs, Mobb Deep, Cocoa Brovas, Killah Priest, Anthony B., Nona Hendryx, Free, Rappin' Noyd, Dramatxx, Scare Dem Crew, ARP, Richie Stephens, Red Rose, Jack Radic, Brian Gold, Tony Gold, Shaggy. | | Producers include: Dave Kelly, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Price, Nashiem Myrick, | | Knobody. | | Enginners include: Roger Cae, Dave Dar, Chros Theis. | | Personnel: Simon Gregory (guitar); Nona Hendryx (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Chris Theis; Nastee; Ken Ifill; Lane Craven; Nasheim Myrick; Rich Keller; Dave Dar. | | Recording information: Boxx; Cell Black; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Graphton; Main Street; One Blood; One Blood Studio; Sony Studios, New York, NY; The Boxx. | | Photographer: Tim Carter. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: David Madden; Dean Fraser; Dramatxx; Sly; Robbie ; Jazzwad; Sting; Bunny Rugs. | | In the '90s, Bounty Killer was a prime example of someone who illustrated reggae's generation gap. Many 35-and-over Jamaicans expressed their disdain for his controversial gun talk and wondered why their kids didn't embrace "real" reggae like Desmond Dekker or Jimmy Cliff (just as many African-American baby boomers didn't understand why their kids would choose Ice Cube and Snoop Doggy Dogg over Smokey Robinson). But among younger Jamaicans (as well as post-baby boomers in the U.S. and Europe), he became an icon. Not as consistently hardcore as some of Bounty's previous releases, Next Millennium finds him liberally incorporating urban contemporary elements while continuing to bring a passion for hip-hop to his dancehall reggae foundation. Slick, urban contemporary-flavored tunes like "Reggae Party" (which features Third World and Shaggy), "It's a Party" and "A Love That's Real" are fairly commercial by Bounty's standards, but grittier, more hardcore offerings such as "Scare Dem Way," "Can't Believe Mi Eyes" and "Deadly Zone" (which features Queens rappers Mobb Deep) should dispel any notions that Bounty was trying to become a pop star. A varied and decent CD, Next Millennium allows Bounty to branch out without forgetting his dancehall roots. [The CD was also released with a bonus track.] ~ Alex Henderson | | It's quite apparent after you go through the first half of Bounty Killer's NEXT MILENNIUM what his intentions are. With guest artists like Killah Priest, Noreaga, Cocoa Brovaz, Junior Reid and Ritchie Stevens (to name a few), it's clear Bounty is trying to walk that fine line between rap and reggae by appealing to audiences of both art forms...or making a concerted effort to further solidify the kinship that these two styles share. Either way, the formula works very well, and Bounty shows that walking that fine line is not always harmful to an artist, as long as he knows how to deliver what the people want. |
Engineer: Chris Theis; Colin York; DJ Nasty; Dave Kelly; David Cole; Pete; Nastee; Squeeky; Culture Lee; Rich Keller; Dave Dar |
Musical Guests | | Mobb Deep | | Noreaga | | Sting | | Nona Hendryx | | Wyclef Jean | | Junior Reid | | Cocoa Brovaz | | Killah Priest | | Free | | Shaggy | | Ritchie Stevens | | Jack Radic | | Anthony B. | | Red Rose | | Rappin' Noyd | | Scare Dem Crew | | Tony Gold | | Brian Gold | | Dramatxx | | Bunny Rugs | | Third World |
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| The Trenchtown, Jamaica-born Bounty Killer (n? Rodney Price) spent time in dancehalls as a child, where his father ran a popular reggae sound system. Inevitably, Bounty Killer became an MC himself, recording his first songs (under the name "Bounty Hunter") in the mid 1990s with influential dancehall producer King Jammy. Influenced by American hip-hop as much as reggae, his "ragga" style is streetwise and aggressive, with lyrics about guns, more guns, political corruption, and his war with the police and other MCs (Beenie Man being his biggest rival). Throughout the '90s and 2000s, Bounty Killer has hit the mainstream as a guest singer on tracks by artists such as No Doubt, the Fugees, and Mobb Deep, and continues to tour and record prolifically. |
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