Bounty Killer, aka Rodney Basil Price, was born 12.06.1972 in the Trenchtown area of downtown Kingston, Jamaica, with his family moving to a next ghetto area of Riverton City (formerly known as Dungle), and finally Seaview Gardens, Kingston, as a young child. One of nine children to his mother "Miss Ivy" and father, owner of a small sound system, Rodney first picked up the mic as a deejay at nine years old.
He nearly lost his life to gun violence at 14, but thankfully fully recovered from the bystander assault and soon began his music career as Bounty Hunter. He joined neighborhood friends Nitty Kutchie and Boom Dandemite in seeking out opportunities in country as well as town, performing for Metromedia and Bodyguard, as well as other local area sound systems. It was during a chance meeting with brother of King Jammy, Uncle T, which would change his career forever.
Bounty's initial recordings were done by Uncle T, after Jammy himself was skeptical due to the violent nature of the tracks. Jammy eventually relented upon witnessing the rising popularity of the deejay.
His first hit record on the sound system circuit was Dub Fi Dub and other recordings with the King Jammys label were compiled into 1993's Jamaica's Most Wanted, later released as Roots, Reality and Culture. By 1993, now known internationally as Bounty Killer, Rodney was quickly becoming regarded as one of the fiercest and most lyrically gifted of the next generation of deejays. Hits such as Coppershot, Lodge, and Spy Fi Die quickly propelled Bounty to an upper-echelon deejay, and sound system dubplate favorite. "Coppershot" was actually a hit in New York before Jamaica, which left Bounty as personally indebted to the American city as much as his native Kingston. 1993 also brought the beginning of a long, on-and-off rivalry with Beenie Man, which culminated in a battle at Sting 1993, extended through the mid-90s and flared up again in the latter half of the following decade.
Bounty won the war at Sting 1993 and his legacy as dancehall superstar was cemented as a result. The mid-1990s brought hit after hit, such as Cellular Phone, Not Another Word, and Mama. The heated war-of-words with Beenie Man gave the world many popular tunes from each side, including Ask Fi War, Suspense, and War Beyond The Stars.
The mid-90s era culminated in the release of My Xperience in 1996. The most comercially successful album of Bounty's career, and widely considered one of the best dancehall albums of the decade, it mixed popular dancehall tracks, such as Living Dangerously featuring Barrington Levy and Fed Up, with hip-hop crossover duets featuring Jeru The Damaja, Raekwon and, most popularly, The Fugees.
The decade closed out with two more albums, Next Millenium, which featued more hip-hop guest combinations, and 5th Element, which returned to a more hardcore-dancehall style.
By the year 2000, Bounty Killer, along with Capleton, was still considered the top deejay in the business, particularly with the waning popularity (at the time) of Beenie Man, and refocused career path of Buju Banton. This was due as much to being the most in-demand artist for dubplate recordings by sound systems as to actual studio material.
In 2001, he was featured with No Doubt on their international hit Hey Baby, and appeared with the band for a pre-game performance at the 2002 NFL Super Bowl.
In 2002, Bounty released his most ambitious project since My Xperience, a double CD (released seperately), titled Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery and Ghetto Dictionary: The Art of War. While not nearly the commercial success of My Xperience, underground sales were strong, and it featured the smash dancehall hit Sufferah.
Since the Ghetto Dictionary project, Bounty Killer's influence has mostly been behind-the-scenes, working with young talent and bringing new dancehall reggae stars to the forefront. He has been credited with bolstering the careers of, among others, Elephant Man, Busy Signal, Wayne Marshall, Baby Cham, and Vybz Kartel.
He currently oversees a stable of artists known alternately as The Alliance and Gully, which includes Mavado and Aidonia.
High Altitude
Bounty Killer Lyrics
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Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)
High altitude, smokin proud, sittin on a cloud
(Corleone, Baby G an Kartel, higher dan before)
(Knock knock knockin on heaven's door)
Thats right, Babylon nah nuh coke out if dem get one a this
(Hey, mi nuh know bout yuh) Lawd a mercy
(Baby G)
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
When yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
1: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)
Hey, weh di weed (Mek mi billy)
Spliff tea (Mi a killy)
Inna blunt (Mi a filly)
Inna roll (Dis philly)
Mi have blend (Inna mi pocket)
Rizzla (Inna mi jacket)
Spliff big like a rocket inna Mr. NASA bracket
(Lighta nuh tack it weh mi push inna di racket)
An higher dan di attic a nuh shot like a matic
(Police mi nah drop it inna rubbish inna trash it a foot a time mash it world war is a tappy)
A nuh Dada a nuh Wayne a nuh Richie a nuh Prophet
(But a same so mi love chronic dont stop draffy)
Big man weh mi stoppin (Di weed bus happy)
(Tek money cop it champagne me a pop it)
Don have internet mek mi laptop it
(Flight inna plane Portmore mi a drop in)
Bling Dawg have a straight vehicle fi drop top it, inna sheet mi a lack it God alone cyan stop mi
(Smoke out)
Yuh see mi
(Baby G)
When I smoke, I get so high (Smoke like a muffler)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {All hustler}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
2: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)
Hey, weed inna rizzla an inna philly blunts
Mek mi head happy an a do di Willie Bounce
Wonda if mi fi cool fi couple months
(Yuh modda yuh nuh have lock jaw inna yuh mumphs)
(My spliff taller than Bin Ladin guns)
My spliff bigga than one dozen kette drums
(A regula mi bounce to di bank fi di funds fi go buy ganja fi mek it love fi mi lungs)
Mi nah guh tek nuh drugs, a suh come
Mi weed haffi bad like inna city slums
(Di center have Christian Jerico column
(Dem a style weed man as idlers an bum)
Bout wi fi kill man fi all weed growers
(Bounty wi shot dem one million mega hones when dem see di unity weed man a bounce, cross)
(Baby G)
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
Interlude: Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)
Yo, yuh know its Don Corleone, 5 Star General, Baby G
Di Vybz to di Kartel, High Altitude
(Mi nuh know bout yuh, but mi know bout mi)
(Baby G)
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
The lyrics to Bounty Killer's "High Altitude", featuring Vybz Kartel and Baby G, describe the sensation of smoking marijuana and feeling the effects of the drug's high altitude. Bounty Killer and the other two artists describe how they feel when they smoke and how it makes them feel like they are sitting on a cloud, flying. They mention that Babylon, or those who oppose the use of drugs, will not be able to experience the same kind of high.
Throughout the lyrics, the artists discuss smoking weed, its effects on them, and how they feel about marijuana usage, making it clear that they are happy to indulge in the drug. They depict themselves as confident, empowered, and independent because they are free to smoke the marijuana they enjoy.
The title "High Altitude" itself is a metaphor for the euphoria and intoxication one experiences when they consume marijuana. The song boasts similarities to traditional reggae songs in its emphasis on using marijuana as a form of resistance to oppressive systems.
Line by Line Meaning
High altitude, smokin proud, sittin on a cloud
Corleone, Baby G an Kartel, higher dan before (Knock knock knockin on heaven's door)
Thats right, Babylon nah nuh coke out if dem get one a this
Hey, mi nuh know bout yuh, Lawd a mercy (But mi know bout mi)
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
Smoke like a muffler (All hustler)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes, In my eyes, my eyes
Hey, weh di weed (Mek mi billy)
Spliff tea (Mi a killy)
Inna blunt (Mi a filly)
Inna roll (Dis philly)
Mi have blend (Inna mi pocket)
Rizzla (Inna mi jacket)
Spliff big like a rocket inna Mr. NASA bracket
Lighta nuh tack it weh mi push inna di racket, An higher dan di attic a nuh shot like a matic
Police mi nah drop it inna rubbish inna trash it a foot a time mash it world war is a tappy
A nuh Dada a nuh Wayne a nuh Richie a nuh Prophet (But a same so mi love chronic dont stop draffy)
Big man weh mi stoppin (Di weed bus happy)
Tek money cop it champagne me a pop it
Don have internet mek mi laptop it
Flight inna plane Portmore mi a drop in
Bling Dawg have a straight vehicle fi drop top it, inna sheet mi a lack it God alone cyan stop mi
Smoke out, Yuh see mi
Hey, weed inna rizzla an inna philly blunts
Mek mi head happy an a do di Willie Bounce
Wonda if mi fi cool fi couple months
Yuh modda yuh nuh have lock jaw inna yuh mumphs
My spliff taller than Bin Ladin guns
My spliff bigga than one dozen kette drums
A regula mi bounce to di bank fi di funds fi go buy ganja fi mek it love fi mi lungs
Mi nah guh tek nuh drugs, a suh come
Mi weed haffi bad like inna city slums
Di center have Christian Jerico column
Dem a style weed man as idlers an bum
Bout wi fi kill man fi all weed growers
Bounty wi shot dem one million mega hones when dem see di unity weed man a bounce, cross
Yo, yuh know its Don Corleone, 5 Star General, Baby G, Di Vybz to di Kartel, High Altitude
Mi nuh know bout yuh, but mi know bout mi
Writer(s): Donovan Bennett, Rodney Price
Contributed by Molly J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Anthony Naipaul
[Intro: Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)]
High altitude, smokin proud, sittin on a cloud
(Corleone, Baby G an Kartel, higher dan before)
(Knock knock knockin on heaven's door)
Thats right, Babylon nah nuh coke out if dem get one a this
(Hey, mi nuh know bout yuh) Lawd a mercy
(But mi know bout mi)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
When yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Verse 1: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)]
Hey, weh di weed (Mek mi billy)
Spliff tea (Mi a killy)
Inna blunt (Mi a filly)
Inna roll (Dis philly)
Mi have blend (Inna mi pocket)
Rizzla (Inna mi jacket)
Spliff big like a rocket inna Mr. NASA bracket
(Lighta nuh tack it weh mi push inna di racket)
An higher dan di attic a nuh shot like a matic
(Police mi nah drop it inna rubbish inna trash it a foot a time mash it world war is a tappy)
A nuh Dada a nuh Wayne a nuh Richie a nuh Prophet
(But a same so mi love chronic dont stop draffy)
Big man weh mi stoppin (Di weed bus happy)
(Tek money cop it champagne me a pop it)
Don have internet mek mi laptop it
(Flight inna plane Portmore mi a drop in)
Bling Dawg have a straight vehicle fi drop top it, inna sheet mi a lack it God alone cyan stop mi
(Smoke out)
Yuh see mi
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (Smoke like a muffler)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {All hustler}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Verse 2: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)]
Hey, weed inna rizzla an inna philly blunts
Mek mi head happy an a do di Willie Bounce
Wonda if mi fi cool fi couple months
(Yuh modda yuh nuh have lock jaw inna yuh mumphs)
(My spliff taller than Bin Ladin guns)
My spliff bigga than one dozen kette drums
(A regula mi bounce to di bank fi di funds fi go buy ganja fi mek it love fi mi lungs)
Mi nah guh tek nuh drugs, a suh come
Mi weed haffi bad like inna city slums
(Di center have Christian Jerico column
(Dem a style weed man as idlers an bum)
Bout wi fi kill man fi all weed growers
(Bounty wi shot dem one million mega hones when dem see di unity weed man a bounce, cross)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Interlude: Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)]
Yo, yuh know its Don Corleone, 5 Star General, Baby G
Di Vybz to di Kartel, High Altitude
(Mi nuh know bout yuh, but mi know bout mi)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
Anthony Naipaul
[Intro: Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)]
High altitude, smokin proud, sittin on a cloud
(Corleone, Baby G an Kartel, higher dan before)
(Knock knock knockin on heaven's door)
Thats right, Babylon nah nuh coke out if dem get one a this
(Hey, mi nuh know bout yuh) Lawd a mercy
(But mi know bout mi)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
When yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Verse 1: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)]
Hey, weh di weed (Mek mi billy)
Spliff tea (Mi a killy)
Inna blunt (Mi a filly)
Inna roll (Dis philly)
Mi have blend (Inna mi pocket)
Rizzla (Inna mi jacket)
Spliff big like a rocket inna Mr. NASA bracket
(Lighta nuh tack it weh mi push inna di racket)
An higher dan di attic a nuh shot like a matic
(Police mi nah drop it inna rubbish inna trash it a foot a time mash it world war is a tappy)
A nuh Dada a nuh Wayne a nuh Richie a nuh Prophet
(But a same so mi love chronic dont stop draffy)
Big man weh mi stoppin (Di weed bus happy)
(Tek money cop it champagne me a pop it)
Don have internet mek mi laptop it
(Flight inna plane Portmore mi a drop in)
Bling Dawg have a straight vehicle fi drop top it, inna sheet mi a lack it God alone cyan stop mi
(Smoke out)
Yuh see mi
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (Smoke like a muffler)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {All hustler}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Verse 2: Vybz Kartel & (Bounty Killer)]
Hey, weed inna rizzla an inna philly blunts
Mek mi head happy an a do di Willie Bounce
Wonda if mi fi cool fi couple months
(Yuh modda yuh nuh have lock jaw inna yuh mumphs)
(My spliff taller than Bin Ladin guns)
My spliff bigga than one dozen kette drums
(A regula mi bounce to di bank fi di funds fi go buy ganja fi mek it love fi mi lungs)
Mi nah guh tek nuh drugs, a suh come
Mi weed haffi bad like inna city slums
(Di center have Christian Jerico column
(Dem a style weed man as idlers an bum)
Bout wi fi kill man fi all weed growers
(Bounty wi shot dem one million mega hones when dem see di unity weed man a bounce, cross)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look an see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
[Interlude: Bounty Killer & (Vybz Kartel)]
Yo, yuh know its Don Corleone, 5 Star General, Baby G
Di Vybz to di Kartel, High Altitude
(Mi nuh know bout yuh, but mi know bout mi)
[Chorus: (Baby G)]
When I smoke, I get so high (High Altitude)
It makes mi feel like I wanna fly {Christly}
Can yuh look and see the red in my eyes
In my eyes, my eyes
Anthony Naipaul
@Roshane Tennant post an accurate one then rass
M.Y
@Roshane Tennantwaiting for the โaccurateโ oneโฆ
Vee Jones
Kids these days will still know that Vybz Kartel is DANCEHALL ๐ KING
Track Boss
King fu unda yuh breve ๐
Vee Jones
@Track Boss you have no idea.
Imrhan Nephew
Easily.
Othellius Maximus
Its crazy to think that today's kids will never know this era of Vybz Kartel
Raii
So fucked up .... The Baddest Artist Of Any Era Of Any Time .....
fully gaza thug 1syde
Facts