The General. The Warlord. The Killer. The Poor People's Governor. Jamaica's Most Wanted. And the list goes on and on. Bounty Killer is the baddest dancehall deejay on the planet. Born in Trenchtown and raised in the “Dungle” (a community founded on the Kingston City dump), Rodney Price, the last son in a family of nine children, became the voice of the poor, hungry, and desperate.
Groomed as an artist on the early digital riddims of King Jammy's, Bounty released the classic “Coppershot” in 1992. Johnny Wonder, a pivotal figure in North America Dancehall, released the tune in New York turning it into an underground success before it took off in Jamaica. Following up with a string of equally uncompromising releases, Bounty Killer solidified himself with the streets.