Bounty Killer
has his personal ties to sound owners in Jamaica
and has recorded plenty of dubs for these
sounds on a friendship basis. At one point
in time for outside sounds Bounty Killer was
able to earn (US)$1,000 per tune. People paid
the price and waited in line to record their
tunes.
One sound
recorded a single tune called “21 Bounties”
so that they could cover all the Bounty Killer
tunes up to that point in time and eliminate
any response by the competing sound –
they won that clash. Mighty Crown even won
World Clash with their version of “Look,”
just as the tune was being released. Many
heard the lyrics for the first time at World
Clash or on tapes from the clash. The demand
for these dubs is promoted through Bounty’s
pattern of hit tunes from “Hey Baby”
to “Eagle and The Hawk” to “Sufferer”
to “Lodge.” There are just too
many more big tunes to list from Bounty.
Bounty may
be seen by some as a robin hood or a villain,
but if he’s not, he surely associates
himself with bad men. The lyrics of his songs
support the bad man culture and also appeal
to a wide range of listeners.
Much of
Bounty’s momentum has been built from
conflict and competition with other artistes.
Early on it was clashes with Beenie Man or
Merciless at Boxing Day’s Sting. Most
recently it has been disagreement with the
management of rock group No Doubt over content
in the video of “Hey Baby” and
reported nonpayment of royalties for the hit
song. Bounty has refused to appear with No
Doubt at the Billboard Magazine award ceremonies
and at the VH1 cable television awards program.
Bounty has
severely damaged artistes like Beenie Man
and Merciless, but he has also wrangled with
very credible artistes like Sizzla and Junior
Reid. Whether of not conflict can increase
record sales and revenue from stage shows,
challenging credible artistes can result in
worries. Bounty Killer is not going to run
from a fight and frequently he is provoking
the argument. That is Bounty Killer –
he is not a bounty hunter, he is a bounty
killer.
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