My Xperience
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Studio album by Bounty Killer | ||||
Released | September 17, 1996 | |||
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Length | 1:12:40 | |||
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My Xperience is a reggae album by Jamaican dancehall performer Bounty Killer, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). Bounty Killer was one of dancehall's biggest stars in the 1990s and his harsh hip hop-influenced songs made him a controversial figure. Most of the songs on My Xperience are morose tales of poverty and violence.
The album was listed in the 1999 book The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic 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 after awhile [sic], but even so, My Xperience makes for an exhilarating listen".
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Muzik | 10/10[3] |
NME | 8/10[4] |
RapReviews | 8.5/10[5] |
Spin | 8/10[6] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fed Up" |
| Sly & Robbie | 3:47 |
2. | "The Lord Is My Light and Salvation" |
| King Jammys | 3:40 |
3. | "Hip-Hopera ("Mr. Punk")" (featuring the Fugees) |
| 4:17 | |
4. | "Guns & Roses" (featuring Anthony Malvo and Anthony Red Rose) |
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| 3:24 |
5. | "Mama (Scare Dem Version)" |
| Bounty Killer | 3:15 |
6. | "Change Like the Weather" (featuring Junior Reid and Busta Rhymes) | Erick Sermon | 4:27 | |
7. | "War Beyond the Stars" |
| Bounty Killer | 4:01 |
8. | "Living Dangerously" (featuring Barrington Levy) |
| Jah Screw | 3:39 |
9. | "War Face (Ask Fi War) Remix" (featuring Raekwon) | RZA | 3:41 | |
10. | "Marathon ("To Chicago")" |
| Bounty Killer | 3:24 |
11. | "Revolution III" (featuring Beenie Man and Dennis Brown) |
| Sly & Robbie | 4:04 |
12. | "Gun Down" |
| Bounty Killer | 3:21 |
13. | "Mi Nature" |
| Sly & Robbie | 3:21 |
14. | "Virgin Island" |
| Bounty Killer | 2:58 |
15. | "Who Send Dem" |
| Bounty Killer | 3:14 |
16. | "Seek God (Remix)" (featuring Junior Reid) |
| Bounty Killer | 4:04 |
17. | "Maniac" (featuring Richie Stephens) |
| Richie Stephens | 4:00 |
18. | "Suicide or Murder" (featuring Jeru the Damaja) |
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| 3:21 |
19. | "Benz & the Bimma" |
| Aidan Jones | 3:11 |
20. | "My Experience" |
| Bounty Killer | 3:31 |
Total length: | 1:12:40 |
Personnel
- Rodney "Bounty Killer" Price – main artist, producer, arranger, engineer, executive producer
- Nel Ust Wyclef Jean – featured artist, producer, arranger, engineer, mixing
- Lauryn Hill – featured artist, producer, arranger
- Prakazrel "Pras" Michel – featured artist
- Anthony Malvo – featured artist, producer, arranger
- Anthony "Red Rose" Cameron – featured artist, producer, arranger
- Delroy "Junior" Reid – featured artist
- Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – featured artist
- Barrington Levy – featured artist
- Corey "Raekwon" Woods – featured artist
- Moses "Beenie Man" Davis – featured artist
- Dennis Brown – featured artist
- Richie Stephens – featured artist, producer
- Kendrick "Jeru the Damaja" Davis – featured artist
- Lowell "Sly" Dunbar – producer, arranger
- Robbie Shakespeare – producer, arranger
- Lloyd "King Jammy" James – producer, arranger
- Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis – co-producer
- Erick Sermon – producer, arranger
- Paul "Jah Screw" Love – producer
- Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer, arranger, engineer
- Bobby Konders – producer, arranger
- Blahzay Blahzay – producer, arranger
- Aidan Jones – producer, arranger
- John "Johnny Wonder" Scilipoti – executive producer, editing, project coordinator
- Warren Riker – engineering, mixing
- Selwyn "4th Disciple" 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 - Engineer, Mixing
- Computer Paul
- The Firehouse Crew
- Dean Fraser
- Troy Hightower - Engineer
- Lynford "Fatta" Marshall - Engineer, Mixing
- David Sanguinetti - Project Coordinator
- Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis
- Kirk - Engineer, Mixing
- Banton - Engineer, Mixing
- Joel Chin - Compilation, Editing
- James Goring - Project Coordinator
- Fat Man - Engineer, Mixing
Charts
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 145 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 27 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
References
- ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Bounty Killer - My Xperience Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Bardowell, Derek (February 1997). "Bounty Killer: My Xperience" (PDF). Muzik. No. 21. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "NME.COM - BOUNTY KILLER - My Xperience - 18/1/1997". NME. August 17, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ Laze (November 1996). "Bounty Killer :: My Xperience :: TVT Records/Blunt Recordings/VP Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Cooper, Carol (January 1997). "Records". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 84, 86. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
External links
- My Xperience at Discogs (list of releases)