Even though it is not a Bad Boy release, I wanted to mention that
"Energy God: The Very Best of Elephant Man" was released today. It's an Elephant Man greatest hits compilation put out by VP Records.
See past posts for the
track listing,
DVD track listing and online clips.
Here's the album cover for the Elephant Man greatest hits compilation due out on Tuesday,
"Energy God: The Very Best of Elephant Man."
The
full track listing had been released previously, but
FYE has the track listing for the DVD portion of the release, as well as clips of all of the album tracks that you can listen to, right now. This includes:
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Check out a new track from Elephant Man, "Tip Up," in our
audio player.
The
Jamaica Observer spoke with Elephant Man about
his Grammy nomination, "Let's Get Physical,"
the untimely passing of dancer Ice, among other subjects.
Elephant Man indicates in the interview that he had a one album deal with Bad Boy. Now that the album has gone through it's promotional cycle, so to speak, it seems as though his commitment to the label has now ended.
The [Grammy] nod was unexpected, he admits, but he gives props to music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, on whose Bad Boy label Let's Get Physical was released in April 2008.
"[Working with Diddy] was okay, it was just the one album we had planned to do, and now it's nominated for a Grammy so we feel overwhelmed to know that something major came out of it. I think it's also the only album from the Bad Boy camp nominated for a Grammy this year," says Elephant Man.
And though their working partnership has come to an end for now, Elé has nothing but high praises for his former boss.
"Well, Diddy is a very easy-going person. Him ever on the move, always on the run. He's a workaholic, and that's what I like most about him; his work ethic and attitude is very strong," the deejay emphasises, while pointing out that he's pleased with the success of the album. "It's a very good feeling to log onto the net and see over 2 million people listening to the songs, and see the fans showing love. The album might not have sold millions and billions but I love represent for the dancehall and please the fans."
I have reached out to someone at the label for comment and confirmation on this story.
Meanwhile,
The Gleaner has a quick interview with Ele on the Grammy awards, as well.
South Florida Caribbean News reports that Elephant Man is on the list of performers slated for
"Best of the Best Concert 2009." It's a 10 hour event that's being held on May 24 at Bicentennial Park in Miami, Florida. The park is located at 1075 Biscayne Boulevard. Other acts on the bill include T-Pain, DJ Khaled, Beenie Man and more. You can
buy tickets on their website.
"Go Easy," Elephant Man's latest, can be heard in our
audio player.
Our
audio player has a new track from Elephant Man: "Balance Pon It."
Our
audio player features two new songs from Elephant Man, "God Bless" and "Wine Up Pon Mi." "God Bless" uses the instrumental from Kanye West's current hit, "Heartless," with Elephant Man mirroring West's sound in parts.
Our
audio player has a new track from Elephant Man, "Swagga (Show Dem)."
On their website,
Best Buy has posted a track listing for
"Energy God: The Very of Best Elephant Man." They refer to it as "Energy...The Very of Best Elephant Man," however. Here is the track listing:
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1. Pon De River, Pon De Bank
2. Signal De Plane
3. Jook Gal [Remix]
4. Willie Bounce
5. Gully Creepa
6. Nuh Linga
7. Sweep
8. Elephant Message
9. Krazy
10. Bun Bad Mind
11. Genie Dance
12. Tall Up Tall Up
13. Rah Rah
14. Gangsta Roc
15. Bad Man A Bad Man
16. Shizzle Ma Nizzle
17. Egyptian Dance
18. Hot Girls (The Club)
