His stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the nickname Dumbo in his youth. "Ele" 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 yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, or his stage performance, which included excessive jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props and monitors. His acoustic trademark is marked by a light lisp.
The first international recognition came when Elephant Man and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for their Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.
Elephant Man has been widely criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people. In 2003 British LBGT group OutRage! called for the arrest and prosecution of several dancehall stars including Elephant Man, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man for violation of hate crimes statutes [1]
Elephant Man 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, the Jamaican star has been signed to New York-based label Bad Boy Entertainment.
Life of the Party
Elephant Man Lyrics
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I'm at a party that I dont really like
Because the youths dem yah suh nah do a thing
Remember the time dem when Bogle did alive
Just play a Ele everybody start sing
Signal the plane, chaplin
Dem say dancing a we have it lock
Dancing can't stop
Bassick!
When Ele step inna the party
Everybody have to move dem feet
Cause we a the life of the party
People still a Sesame street
Start dance two hand in the air
Party people everywhere
Keeping it jiggy right through the year
Dem dance yah now a days
Nobody cyah relate
Remember dance floor make fi share
We nuh believe inna badmind
Make dem stay deh red eye we yeh
Middle finger and tell dem gweh
Da-da-da-dawg
A mi say foot a broom
And everybody a sweep
A mi say fi nuh linga and everybody a dweet
Pon the river pon the bank
Every fish stand out a deep
Mi tell dem dip again have everybody still a dweet
Alright Make we wake dem up all if dem did a sleep
Mi still a run the place and dem a gwan like dem nuh see it
Dancing you nuh see we a fly out every week
A this me use govern the streets like Presi and Zeeks
Dem a say, dem party hard
But we party sicka
Real party animal
Done one truck load a liquor
Drink campari straight like say it nuh bitter
Smoke weed more than Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
Dash weh money dem a say me richer than flippa
Our coil thicker
Gyal hitch on like sticker
And a say dem wanna get high like Rita
Indica kush inna mi head what a kicker
Weh - when Ele step inna the party
Everybody have to move dem feet
Cause we a the life of the party
People still a Sesame street
Start dance two hand in the air
Party people everywhere
Keeping it jiggy right through the year
Dem dance yah now a days
Nobody cyah relate
Remember dance floor make fi share
We nuh believe inna badmind
Make dem stay deh red eye we yeh
Middle finger and tell dem gweh
Start dance when me say
Everybody come get yuh dance on
Nuh stand up and say you cyah dance
If u wah dance gwan dance
This could be yuh last chance
Yuh nuh see the gyal dem from France
A advance, Jamaica dance class
Japanese dem a ketch the dance fast
Yeh, Germany and America dem a have a dance off
We a the best just believe us
Dance from we a fetus
Remember say a Mr. Wacky teach us
Touch the dancefloor hear dem ""Jesus!""
Thats why we just
Use we foot like broom the place sweep up
Every night inna the dance a weh we meet up
You haffi firm, fit and exercise fi keep up
Yuh cyah weak inna you knee cup
Dem acknowledge when we gully creep up
All selectors haffi speak up
Weh - when Ele step inna the party
Everybody have to move dem feet
Cause we a the life of the party
People still a Sesame street
Start dance two hand in the air
Party people everywhere
Keeping it jiggy right through the year
Dem dance yah now a days
Nobody cyah relate
Remember dance floor make fi share
We nuh believe inna badmind
Make dem stay deh red eye we yeh
Middle finger and tell dem gweh
I'm at a party that I dont really like
Because the youths dem yah suh nah do a thing
Remember the time dem when Bogle did alive
Just play a Ele everybody start sing
Point your hands to the sky
Signal the plane, chaplin
Dem say dancing a we have it lock
Dancing can't stop
When Ele step inna the party
Everybody have to move dem feet
Cause we a the life of the party
People still a Sesame street
Start dance two hand in the air
Party people everywhere
Keeping it jiggy right through the year
Dem dance yah now a days
Nobody cyah relate
Remember dance floor make fi share
We nuh believe inna badmind
Make dem stay deh red eye we yeh
Middle finger and tell dem gweh
Da-da-da-dawg
The lyrics of "Life of the Party" by Elephant Man and Bounty Killer depict a scene of a party, which is not very appealing to the performers. They express their disinterest in the party, mentioning the crowds that don't do anything and reminiscing about the time when Bogle was alive, whose music everyone used to enjoy. The performers then encourage the audience to dance, signaling the plane and Chaplin. The lyrics encourage positive behavior, respect, and a desire for a good experience at the party. They also express that they do not believe in bad-mouthing others and signal their disapproval through a 'middle finger.' Overall, the song promotes the idea of having fun in a positive and respectful way.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm at a party that I dont really like
I'm currently at a party that doesn't suit my preferences
Because the youths dem yah suh nah do a thing
The young people here are not doing anything exciting
Remember the time dem when Bogle did alive
Let's reminisce on the time when Bogle was alive
Just play a Ele everybody start sing
As soon as we play a song from Elephant Man, everyone starts singing along
Point your hands to the sky
Put your hands in the air
Signal the plane, chaplin
Make a hand gesture like a plane flying, like Charlie Chaplin used to do in his movies
Dem say dancing a we have it lock
They say we are really good at dancing
Dancing can't stop
The dancing will continue all night long
When Ele step inna the party
When Elephant Man arrives at the party
Everybody have to move dem feet
Everyone feels the need to dance when he is there
Cause we a the life of the party
Because we bring the party to life
People still a Sesame street
People are still feeling happy and carefree
Start dance two hand in the air
Start dancing with both hands in the air
Party people everywhere
There are party people all around
Keeping it jiggy right through the year
We're keeping the party vibe alive throughout the year
Dem dance yah now a days
The dances these days
Nobody cyah relate
No one can really relate to them
Remember dance floor make fi share
Remember that the dance floor is meant for sharing and having fun together
We nuh believe inna badmind
We don't believe in being envious of others
Make dem stay deh red eye we yeh
Let them be jealous of us
Middle finger and tell dem gweh
Give them the middle finger and tell them to go away
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: BRYAN NORMAN HUGHLIN O'NEIL, DANIEL VERNON JONES, STEFAN JONES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stylieish
This is the Elephant man we grew up to love. Respect from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
@julianmwanjira9351
respect ...the real Ele
@ryanmcdonald7658
Am here with you. Real talk
@kudzaigwenhamo3637
Uyu anogona mukuru
@i-AMsorrow
All you could hear from my sister's room growing up was this guy lol, now I find my self here so many years later!! It's nice to see new content from elephant Man 🐘
@ghosttjam
Thank you for returning to Dancehall. You were missed. Di energy god is back.
@Lordlevee1
The Best to do it 🔥
@omarjallow7102
I never want this song to end
@bellarosejaddoo2797
Glad your back elephant man 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ggordon6972
love the vybz🔥🔥🔥.......LEGEND of Dancehall dancing 🔥🔥🔥