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

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

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

  • 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

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

  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.
  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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