Born as O’Neil Bryan in Jamaica he is most famous for his stage name Elephant man aka The Energy God. Bryan’s stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the nickname Dumbo in his youth. He started out his musical career as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterized for several trademarks, such as his dyed yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, and his stage performance, which included jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props and monitors. His acoustic trademark is marked by a light lisp.

Bryan had his first international recognition when he and Puma settled a contract for using his single ‘’All Out” for its Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.He also had a song called “Willie Bounce” that appeared on several Mixtapes in early 2006. It borrowed the first few bars from ‘’I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor

Recently, Bryan signed with New York -based label Bad Boy Records and released Let’s Get Physical in 2007. The first single is called “Five-O” and features Wyclef Jean. Another track on the album will feature Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.Many of his songs are found on various Riddim Driven albums by Vp Records and Greensleeves Reocrd’s Rhythm Album series. He performs on popular riddims such as ‘’Diwali,” “Coolie,” “Stepz,” and “Bubble Up,” among others.

The Gully Creeper dance, for which Bryan created a song, was danced by Usain at the 2008 Summer Olympics after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 200 meter sprint. He has since then been giving up song after song which have been most popular not only in the Caribbean but also internationally.

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