My Xperience Explained

My Xperience
Type:Studio
Artist:Bounty Killer
Cover:My Xperience.jpg
Released:September 17, 1996
Length:1:12:40
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Prev Year:1995
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Next Year: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 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, but even so, My Xperience makes for an exhilarating listen".

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides,

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