My Xperience

My Xperience
Studio album by
Bounty Killer
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
Genre
Length1:12:40
Label
Producer
Bounty Killer chronology
No Argument
(1995) 		My Xperience
(1996) 		Ghetto Gramma
(1997)

My Xperience is a reggae album by Jamaican dancehall performer Bounty Killer, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). Bounty Killer was one of dancehall's biggest stars in the 1990s and his harsh hip hop-influenced songs made him a controversial figure. Most of the songs on My Xperience are morose tales of poverty and violence. The album featured the single "Hip-Hopera" (featuring Fugees).

The album was listed in the 1999 book The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "Those who aren't big dancehall fans may find the hip-hop-influenced CD hard to get into; those who are heavily into it will find a lot to admire on My Xperience, which contains major dancehall hits like "Living Dangerously" and "Virgin Island." A variety of guests join Bounty—everyone from the Fugees on "Hip-Hopera" to reggae singer Barrington Levy on "Living Dangerously" to hardcore rapper Jeru the Damaja on "Suicide or Murder." Granted, dancehall has its limitations and can wear thin after awhile [sic], but even so, My Xperience makes for an exhilarating listen".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Muzik10/10[3]
NME8/10[4]
RapReviews8.5/10[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fed Up"
Sly & Robbie3:47
2."The Lord Is My Light and Salvation"
  • Price
  • I. Williams
  • Morris Wellington
King Jammys3:40
3."Hip-Hopera ("Mr. Punk")" (featuring the Fugees)
4:17
4."Guns & Roses" (featuring Anthony Malvo and Anthony Red Rose)
3:24
5."Mama (Scare Dem Version)"
  • Price
  • Paul Yebuah
Bounty Killer3:15
6."Change Like the Weather" (featuring Junior Reid and Busta Rhymes)
Erick Sermon4:27
7."War Beyond the Stars"
  • Price
  • I. Williams
  • Cleveland Browne
  • Wycliffe Johnson
Bounty Killer4:01
8."Living Dangerously" (featuring Barrington Levy)
Jah Screw3:39
9."War Face (Ask Fi War) Remix" (featuring Raekwon)
RZA3:41
10."Marathon ("To Chicago")"
  • Price
  • Yebuah
Bounty Killer3:24
11."Revolution III" (featuring Beenie Man and Dennis Brown)
Sly & Robbie4:04
12."Gun Down"
Bounty Killer3:21
13."Mi Nature"
  • Price
  • I. Williams
Sly & Robbie3:21
14."Virgin Island"
  • Price
  • Yebuah
Bounty Killer2:58
15."Who Send Dem"
  • Price
  • Yebuah
Bounty Killer3:14
16."Seek God (Remix)" (featuring Junior Reid)
  • Price
  • Reid
Bounty Killer4:04
17."Maniac" (featuring Richie Stephens)
Richie Stephens4:00
18."Suicide or Murder" (featuring Jeru the Damaja)
3:21
19."Benz & the Bimma"
  • Price
  • I. Williams
  • Dunbar
Aidan Jones3:11
20."My Experience"
  • Price
  • Yebuah
Bounty Killer3:31
Total length:1:12:40

Personnel

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  • Rodney "Bounty Killer" Price – main artist, producer, arranger, engineer, executive producer
  • Nel Ust Wyclef Jean – featured artist, producer, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Lauryn Hill – featured artist, producer, arranger
  • Prakazrel "Pras" Michel – featured artist
  • Anthony Malvo – featured artist, producer, arranger
  • Anthony "Red Rose" Cameron – featured artist, producer, arranger
  • Delroy "Junior" Reid – featured artist
  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – featured artist
  • Barrington Levy – featured artist
  • Corey "Raekwon" Woods – featured artist
  • Moses "Beenie Man" Davis – featured artist
  • Dennis Brown – featured artist
  • Richie Stephens – featured artist, producer
  • Kendrick "Jeru the Damaja" Davis – featured artist
  • Lowell "Sly" Dunbar – producer, arranger
  • Robbie Shakespeare – producer, arranger
  • Lloyd "King Jammy" James – producer, arranger
  • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis – co-producer
  • Erick Sermon – producer, arranger
  • Paul "Jah Screw" Love – producer
  • Robert "RZA" Diggs – producer, arranger, engineer
  • Bobby Konders – producer, arranger
  • Blahzay Blahzay – producer, arranger
  • Aidan Jones – producer, arranger
  • John "Johnny Wonder" Scilipoti – executive producer, editing, project coordinator
  • Warren Riker – engineering, mixing
  • Selwyn "4th Disciple" Bougard – engineer
  • Paul "Jazzwad" Yebuah – engineer
  • David Cole – engineer
  • Collin "Bulby" York – mixing
  • Chris Scott – mastering
  • Paul Shields – mastering
  • Leroy Champaign – art direction, design
  • Tim Carter – photography
  • Backra - Engineer, Mixing
  • Computer Paul
  • The Firehouse Crew
  • Dean Fraser
  • Troy Hightower - Engineer
  • Lynford "Fatta" Marshall - Engineer, Mixing
  • David Sanguinetti - Project Coordinator
  • Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis
  • Kirk - Engineer, Mixing
  • Banton - Engineer, Mixing
  • Joel Chin - Compilation, Editing
  • James Goring - Project Coordinator
  • Fat Man - Engineer, Mixing

Charts

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Chart performance for My Xperience
Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 145
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 27
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[10] 1

References

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  1. ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Bounty Killer - My Xperience Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Bardowell, Derek (February 1997). "Bounty Killer: My Xperience" (PDF). Muzik. No. 21. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "NME.COM - BOUNTY KILLER - My Xperience - 18/1/1997". NME. August 17, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via web.archive.org.
  5. ^ Laze (November 1996). "Bounty Killer :: My Xperience :: TVT Records/Blunt Recordings/VP Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Cooper, Carol (January 1997). "Records". Spin. Vol. 12, no. 10. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 84, 86. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved February 17, 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Bounty Killer Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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