''My Xperience'' is a

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

album by

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performer

Bounty Killer Rodney Basil Price OD (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 fl ...

, released in 1996 (see

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). Bounty Killer was one of dancehall's biggest stars in the 1990s and his harsh

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-influenced songs made him a controversial figure. Most of the songs on ''My Xperience'' are morose tales of poverty and violence. The album featured the single "

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" (featuring

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). The album was listed in the 1999 book ''The

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: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs''.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) ''Reggae: 100 Essential CDs'', Rough Guides,

Reception

The

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review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "Those who aren't big dancehall fans may find the hip-hop-influenced CD hard to get into; those who are heavily into it will find a lot to admire on My Xperience, which contains major dancehall hits like "Living Dangerously" and "Virgin Island." A variety of guests join Bounty—everyone from the Fugees on "Hip-Hopera" to reggae singer Barrington Levy on "Living Dangerously" to hardcore rapper Jeru the Damaja on "Suicide or Murder." Granted, dancehall has its limitations and can wear thin , but even so, My Xperience makes for an exhilarating listen".

Track listing

Personnel

*Rodney "

" Price – main artist, producer, arranger, engineer, executive producer *Nel Ust

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– featured artist, producer, arranger, engineer, mixing *

Lauryn Hill Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American musician. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the popular music, m ...

– featured artist, producer, arranger *Prakazrel "

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" Michel – featured artist *Anthony Malvo – featured artist, producer, arranger *Anthony " Red Rose" Cameron – featured artist, producer, arranger *Delroy "

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" Reid – featured artist *Trevor "

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" Smith – featured artist *

Barrington Levy Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist from Clarendon, Jamaica. Career In 1977, Levy formed a band called the Mighty Multitude, with his cousin, Everton Dacres; the pair released "My Bla ...

– featured artist *Corey "

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" Woods – featured artist *Moses "

Beenie Man Moses Anthony Davis OD (born 22 August 1973), professionally known as Beenie Man, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. His awards include DJ of the Year Award eight years in a row. His twelfth studio album '' Art and Life'' received a Grammy Award ...

" Davis – featured artist *

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– featured artist *

Richie Stephens Richard Stephenson (born 5 December 1966), better known as Richie Stephens is a Jamaican R&B, dancehall and reggae singer and producer. Biography Born in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica,

– featured artist, producer *Kendrick "

Jeru the Damaja Kendrick Jeru Davis (born February 14, 1971), known as Jeru the Damaja (/'jeiru: ðə ˈdæmɪʤə ''JAY''-roo thuh ''DAM''- ''ih''-juh), is an American rapper and record producer. He is known for his 1993 single " Come Clean" from his debut al ...

" Davis – featured artist *Lowell " Sly" Dunbar – producer, arranger *

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– producer, arranger *Lloyd "

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" James – producer, arranger *Jerry " Wonda" Duplessis – co-producer *

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– producer, arranger *Paul " Jah Screw" Love – producer *Robert "

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" Diggs – producer, arranger, engineer *Bobby Konders – producer, arranger *

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– producer, arranger *Aidan Jones – producer, arranger *John "Johnny Wonder" Scilipoti – executive producer, editing, project coordinator *Warren Riker – engineering, mixing *Selwyn "

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" Bougard – engineer *Paul "Jazzwad" Yebuah – engineer *David Cole – engineer *Collin "Bulby" York – mixing *Chris Scott – mastering *Paul Shields – mastering *Leroy Champaign – art direction, design *Tim Carter – photography *Backra -

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, Mixing *Computer Paul *The Firehouse Crew *

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*Troy Hightower -

*Lynford "Fatta" Marshall -

, Mixing *David Sanguinetti - Project Coordinator *Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis *Kirk -

, Mixing *Banton -

, Mixing *Joel Chin - Compilation, Editing *James Goring - Project Coordinator *Fat Man -

, Mixing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 albums VP Records albums TVT Records albums Bounty Killer albums Albums produced by RZA Albums produced by Erick Sermon Albums produced by Sly and Robbie