''My Xperience'' is a

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album by

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n dancehall performer

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, released in 1996 (see

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). 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

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

Reception

The

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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.".Henderson, A
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Track listing

#"Fed Up" (Dunbar/Dunbar/Price/Shakespeare/Williams) #"The Lord Is My Light and Salvation" (Price/Wellington/Williams) #"Hip-Hopera" (with

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) #"Guns & Roses" (with Anthony Malvo and Red Rose) #"Mama care Dem Version (Price/Yebuah) #"Change Like the Weather" (with Busta Rhymes and Junior Reid) #"War Beyond the Stars" (Browne/Price/Steely/Williams) #"Living Dangerously" (with

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) #"War Face (Ask Fi War)" emix(with

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) #"Marathon (To Chicago)" (Price/Yebuah) #"Revolution, Pt. 3" (with Beenie Man and

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) #"Gun Down" (Jazzwad/Price/Riley/Williams) #"Mi Nature" (Dunbar/Price/Shakespeare/Wiliams) #"Virgin Island" (Jazzwad/Price/Yebuah) #"Who Send Dem" (Jazzwad/Price/Tee Tee Mouse/Yebuah) #"Seek God emix (with Junior Reid) #"Maniac" (with Richie Stephens) #"Suicide or Murder" (with Jeru the Damaja) #"Benz & Bimma" (Dunbar/Price/Shakespeare/Williams) #"My Experience" (Jazzwad/Price/Yebuah)

Personnel

- Performer *

- Performer * Bobby Konders - Arranger, Producer * Junior Reid - Performer * Richie Stephens - Producer * Beenie Man - Performer *

- Performer *Backra -

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, Mixing * Busta Rhymes - Performer *Anthony Cameron - Arranger, Producer *David Cole -

*Computer Paul *The Firehouse Crew * Sly Dunbar - Arranger, Producer *

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*Troy Hightower -

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s - Arranger, Producer *Anthony Malvo - Arranger, Producer, Performer *Fatta Marshall -

, Mixing * RZA - Arranger, Producer,

, Executive Producer *Warren Riker -

, Mixing *David Sanguinetti - Project Coordinator *

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- Arranger, Producer *

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- Arranger, Producer * Richie Stephens - Performer *Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis *Johnny Wonder - Executive Producer, Compilation, Editing, Project Coordinator *Collin "Bulbie" York - Producer,

, Mixing *Raekwon - Performer, Executive Producer *Kirk -

, Mixing *Banton -

, Mixing *Fourth Disciple -

*Blahzay Blahzay - Arranger, Producer *Bounty Killer - Arranger, Producer,

*Red Rose - Performer *

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- Arranger, Producer,

, Mixing *Johnny Wonder --> Producer *Joel Chin - Compilation, Editing *Chris Scott - Mastering *Leroy Champaign - Art Direction, Design *Tim Carter - Photography *Paul Shields - Mastering *James Goring - Project Coordinator *Jazzwad *Aden "Noble" Jones - Arranger, Producer *Fat Man -

, Mixing

References

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