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Dave Stelfox of the Guardian claims that Elephant Man's "Our World" promotes violence against homosexuals. " [The video depicts] the murder of a man who then morphs into a fish - patois for gay male - its gruesome imagery shows that little has changed [with Elephant Man's past prejudices]," Stelfox says.
A request for comment from Bad Boy sent on Friday has gone unreturned.
The Billboard charts are in and Elephant Man's "Let's Get Physical" has debuted at #1 on the Top Raggae Albums Chart. He did not chart on The Billboard 200, unfortunately, but did chart at #38 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. This is not a release that's going to do what would traditionally be considered as "big numbers"; it has to be considered in relation to the genre that it is in.
The Voice Online has an interview with Elephant Man.
So when a rumour emerged last year that Ele had got into fisticuffs with his new Bad Boy boss, people could only imagine what kind of drama had ensued between the pair. But as it turned out, the rumour was completely false.
“That was nothing more than people going on the Internet to spread lies and rumours,” Ele said. “Me and Puffy are good. Sometimes people have nothing better to do than to player-hate. But I just wanna let the fans know that nothing like that happened.”
“How am I gonna sign to a major company like Bad Boy and go and beat up Puffy? Reggae music doesn’t need any more bad press. As artists, we need to do our best to keep the music positive and that’s what I’m trying to do. Reggae gets such a fight as it is, and I’m not gonna be the one to bring it down, by being so dunce and fool that I would go and screw up a great opportunity.”
SOHH.com has a quick interview with Elephant Man, who tells them that the album was pushed back due to clearance issues as it took time to get clearance for Chris Brown, Rihanna and others. In the video portion, he also speaks about calling a large female fan onto stage and being crushed by her. Watch below.
Here's the production list for Elephant Man's Bad Boy debut, "Let's Get Physical".
1. "Drop Dead"
Produced by Stephen "di genius" McGregor.
2. "Dem Nah Ready"
Produced by Mark Pinnock.
3. "Feel The Steam"
Produced by Willie Daniels and Andrew "Goldenchyl" Fennell.
4. "Throw Your Hands Up"
Produced by Richard "Richie D" Martin and Willie Daniels.
5. "Five-0"
Produced by Willie Daniels.
6. "Jump"
Produced by Swizz Beatz.
7. "Back That Thing On Me (Shake That)"
Produced by Mario Winans.
8. "Our World"
Produced by Trevor "Baby G" James. Executive produced by Kensil "English" Fender.
9. "The Way We Roll (Remix)"
Produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair. Remixed by Willie Daniels.
10. "Sweep The Floor"
Produced by Stephen "di genius" McGregor.
11. "Body Talk"
Produced by Willie Daniels. Co-produced by Dwayne Shippy.
12. "Who Wanna"
Produced by Swizz Beatz.
13. "Five-0 (Remix)"
Produced by Willie Daniels. Remixed by Willie Daniels and Dwayne Shippy.
The album insert for Elephant Man's "Let's Get Physical" features a Sean John advertisement on one side (the same one that was in the "Day26" insert) and then an advertisement asking you to text ELE to 33133 for Elephant Man mobile content.
It says that Cheri Dennis, Danity Kane and Day26 are now available (the album covers are displayed) and that Donnie Klang, Cassie, Yung Joc and Mario Winans are coming soon - Yung Joc being the new one.
Elephant Man will be hosting an album release party tonight in Bladensburg, Maryland at the Crossroads Entertainment Complex. Doors open at 10:00 PM.
Via Karmah Elmusa.
Today saw the U.S. release of Elephant Man's "Let's Get Physical". But, readers of Bad Boy Blog will know that the Japanese version of the album was released last year. So, how do the albums differ? Let's take a look at the three versions of the album that are available.
Japanese
1. "Ready Fi Di Video"
2. "Drop Dead"
3. "The Way We Roll (Remix)" featuring Busta Rhymes and Shaggy
4. "Willie Bounce"
5. "Throw Your Hands Up" featuring Rihanna
6. "Five-0 (Main)" featuring Wyclef and Diddy
7. "Gangster World" featuring Rehka
8. "Shake That A** is on Fire"
9. "That La La" featuring Mya
10. "Like a Snake" featuring Don Omar
11. "Wave Ya Rag"
12. "Real Pimps"
13. "Five-0 (Remix)" featuring Wyclef, Swizz Beatz, Assassin, Yung Joc and Diddy
United States
1. "Drop Dead"
2. "Dem Nah Ready"
3. "Feel The Steam" featuring Chris Brown
4. "Throw Your Hands Up" featuring Rihanna
5. "Five-O" featuring Wyclef and Diddy
6. "Jump" featuring Swizz Beatz
7. "Back That Thing On Me (Shake That)" featuring Mario Winans
8. "Our World" featuring DeMarco
9. "The Way We Roll (Remix)" featuring Busta Rhymes and Shaggy
10. "Sweep The Floor"
11. "Body Talk" featuring Kat DeLuna and Jha-Jha
12. "Who Wanna"
13. "Five-O" featuring Wyclef, Swizz Beatz, Assassin, Yung Joc and Diddy
14. "Gully Creepa"
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Elephant Man's Bad Boy debut, "Let's Get Physical," was released today. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. "Drop Dead"
2. "Dem Nah Ready"
3. "Feel The Steam" featuring Chris Brown
4. "Throw Your Hands Up" featuring Rihanna
5. "Five-O" featuring Wyclef and Diddy
6. "Jump"
7. "Back That Thing On Me (Shake That)" featuring Mario Winans
8. "Our World" featuring Demarco
9. "The Way We Roll (Remix)" featuring Busta Rhymes and Shaggy
10. "Sweep The Floor"
11. "Body Talk" featuring Kat DeLuna and Jha-Jha
12. "Who Wanna"
13. "Five-O" featuring Wyclef, Swizz Beatz, Assassin, Yung Joc and Diddy
14. "Gully Creepa"
There is an iTunes exclusive version, as well, that has "Like a Snake" and "Spin Your Rag" as exclusive bonus tracks. You can pick up the regular version at Amazon.com.
Elephant Man will be having an album release party in New York City on April 3. It'll be at LQ on 511 Lexinton Avenue. See the flier below for more.
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