Bounty Killa, Assassin, Merciless "Hype In the Park"

​‪@LeoOReggio‬
Website: leosretroregga...
Merciless, born Leonard Bartley 1 July 1971 in the Turner district of Chapelton, Clarendon, Jamaica, is a reggae and dancehall artist. Merciless first found success performing with sound systems. He made his recording début in 1994 with "Lend Out Mi Mercy", which was a hit in Jamaica and elsewhere, and a string of further hits followed, including "Mavis", which was the top reggae single in Jamaica in 1995 and used the same riddim as Shaggy's "Mr. Boombastic". Like several other dancehall stars, he adopted 'conscious' lyrical content in the late 1990s. He is similar in sound to fellow artist Bounty Killer. In the late 2000s he was imprisoned in Florida for fourteen months.
He is also known by the nickname "Warhead", and engaged in several high-profile on-stage 'battles' in the late 1990s and 2000s with fellow deejays Beenie Man, Ninjaman, and Bounty Killer. His rivalry with Bounty Killer did not prevent the two from recording together, with "No One Cares" released in 2000.
The veteran dancehall recording artiste, whose breakthrough came in the early '90s with his single Len Out Mi Mercy, told Weh Dem Up To that many of the songs in his catalogue, labelled as 'gun tunes', were done for the niche market of sound systems and selectors.
"Those type a 'chunes' buss me, but I am not going to say I like doing them all the time," Merciless said. "Dem song deh bring in the dubplate work, and even when me do songs for the girls, I end up have to turn them into something else to please sound man. One good example is Gal Dem Gizzada. Inna di dubs, me haffi do seh supm like ' nuh soun' boy cyaa cross the border'."
Merciless shared that his mother, Etle Ruby Cole, has for long urged him to retire the violent songs. The last of eight children for Cole, he said he has a very close connection with her and has made every effort to make her comfortable.
As a father of five, Merciless said that he is giving the support to his children that he hoped his father would have given him throughout his career. His two eldest sons are rappers.
He said, "We have to sing for God as well, just like how we pray before we go to bed and when we wake a morning, thanking him for life.
Jeffrey E. Campbell (born 22 December 1982), better known as Agent Sasco, and Assassin, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.
Campbell grew up in Kintyre, St. Andrew before relocating to Kingston. His career began in 1999 when his lyrics were recorded by Spragga Benz as "Shotta";[ He soon started recording himself, releasing his first single in 2000. He gained the nickname 'Assassin' while at Camperdown High School.
In the mid-2000s, he started an internet-based degree in Business Management from the University of Sunderland. He began using the stage name 'Agent Sasco' as it has more "Googleability" than 'Assassin'. His single "Talk How Mi Feel" reached number one on the Jamaica Countdown Chart in June 2011.
In 2013, he was featured on the song "I'm in It" by American recording artist Kanye West on his 6th solo album, Yeezus.
In February 2015, Assassin was featured on the song "The Blacker the Berry" by Grammy award winner Kendrick Lamar. It was certified gold after selling over 500,000 copies.
On February 15, 2016, on the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, Assassin aka Agent Sasco, was highlighted on the Global platform; with his feature from the politically charged hit single “The Blacker the Berry” during Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated Grammy performance.
Rodney Basil Price (born 12 June 1972), known as Bounty Killer, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. AllMusic describes him as "one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk". He is considered one of the best dancehall lyricists of all-time.
Before his entry into the dancehall industry, Bounty Killer was in the retail industry as an entrepreneur selling figurines. He was then encouraged to record at King Jammy's studio in Kingston. Price eventually recorded with King Jammy, the first session being in Spring 1992. One of his first tunes was the "Coppershot", which Jammy was unwilling to release due to its lyrics glorifying gun culture. Jammy's brother Uncle T disagreed and released the single himself, which went on to become an underground hit in both Jamaica and New York.
In 1993, Price performed at the popular reggae festival Sting (held in Portmore, Jamaica every year on Boxing Day), whereupon he had a high-profile clash with fellow deejay Beenie Man. The rivalry continued through the 1990s, with both accusing the other of a stolen act. They settled their differences after both realized the negative effect their feud was having on the industry. He has also had heated rivalries with several other top deejays, including Merciless, Super Cat and Vybz Kartel, throughout his career.

[@AlkalineHeads4047]

warhead have the BEST rhyme schemes ... no man nuh tell mi nuttin

[@ambience3830]

Str8 mi G

[@tamaran7654]

Big up Merciless, your music cant die!! It's sad how you wasn't given full recognition and respect, in the music industry! SIP warhead!

[@terrymutsvanga7290]

Respect Merciless from outta Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@sportstermissions]

Why hasn't Merciless been given his respect? Dude is a lyrical genius!

[@Princesstsehaimusic]

bounty

[@1RealSheriff]

rip leonard meciless bartley the GOAT

[@ashleyogarro2686]

Me can see why he was ignored.and feared. .A genius! ..and he wrote his own songs...unlike Zilla.

[@jasonstocks6460]

Exactly!!

[@markmitchell7743]

Because he's not from the city.

[@mcleo9935]

LEONARD BARTLEY AKA MERCILESS/HE WAS A LEGENDARY ICON 🙌

[@shannondunbar7745]

Laptop Leonar$

[@mcleo9935]

@@shannondunbar7745 🙄🤷‍♀️

[@maylenejaundoo7682]

Bad dj merciless

[@LeoOReggio]

From longtime, Maylene. Stay safe and thanks for subscribing.

[@kayt8311]

Merciless wicked Deejay..

[@LeoOReggio]

Kayt, if him neva have the Bounty voice type he would be more recognized, but definitely talented.

[@flopo3044]

@@LeoOReggio if him never had the bounty voice or if him never had the deep voice what you saying

[@onielroach6417]

Who still watching 2022 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@andreswhyte8193]

I respect all artiste,,,,merciless is so creative ,n unique..always burning hott

[@Love_sequence]

True

[@lincolnfrancis3093]

Jah know merciless sick, the man is the consumate performer. Pure forward when them man ya touch the stage

[@lovebird9980]

The great merciless Lyrical machine.

[@douglasfelix2872]

Rodney pryce aka bounty killa aka Grunggadzilla ah baddest to ever do danchall my inspiration d real king of danchall Grenada representing load.

[@LeoOReggio]

Respect, Douglas. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@kingwallace7888]

RIP...to the great MERCILESS...the kuntry man weh guh bad up town...all inna death dem fraid a yuh....

[@Princesstsehaimusic]

merciless a the best ever

[@kemmarpryce9583]

Dis di bwoy Dem a try dis mi waa box mi but it miss mi,,, waa Tek mi likkle katty puuurse🎤🎶🎵🔈🔉🔊 WARIN DON

[@nickelthomas1283]

Warhead u is a real top dawg I will always respect you.

[@LeoOReggio]

Stay safe, stay subscribed, Nickel.

[@oneilgreen935]

Bounty killa is dancehall no artist has that kind of impact and command weh killa have greatest eva

[@macdonal2730]

Merciless big up

[@akamrt1515]

Merciless and bounty killer is the best

[@warrenwilliams6372]

Talent is pure.. big up merciless

[@princecharming1384]

Bounty and merciless a two great artist. Respect to you both.

[@herheartwritesopenly]

🔥🔥🔥 🗣Merciiiiiiiiii 🕊🙏🏾🖤✨

[@izabelkarukera308]

RIP Merciless ! Rest In Power

[@judahasante]

The WarHead, the Agent and the 5 Star General 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mcleo9935]

Rest in power 🔋🙏Merciless

[@majorgeorge4087]

Merciless 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@georgefrancis4715]

This is Sir Flexaz the Reggae Dancehall Artiste from Jamaica I love this Show it's great blessings

[@LeoOReggio]

Give thanks, George.

[@Rootsman1]

RIP Merciless

[@francomelendez3742]

R.I.P merciless grant artists 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@tobieebonics4193]

Waring Don from Clarendon.

[@LeoOReggio]

Stay safe, stay subscribed, Tobie.

[@anthonyjarrett3206]

@@LeoOReggio when was this dance

[@LeoOReggio]

@@anthonyjarrett3206 to be honest I don't remember the exact year. It would be between 2004-7. I will try to find out.

[@chocolatema1]

1 Merciless di gyal dem curse him less Howdy #Clarendon best one a jamaica baddest lyricist rip me dj

[@LeoOReggio]

No doubt. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@tb.m5517]

Killer R D Chosen, just electrifying, will never see any that is so magnetic ! Stage presence, commanding, comedic but serious... 1 General!!

[@megabash716]

Warhead 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@kariallen607]

Mi was at this show

[@xtremeentertainment6117]

Hype In The Park Addison's Park Brown's Town St.Ann Jamaica we need back these type of Stage Show Stone Face did it for years where is the next generation of promoters

[@fabianduncan6185]

I remember being at this show..... it was mad fun...💥💥💥

[@gangstatwinentertainment7266]

Merciless bad yf 💥💥💥

[@oraljohnson2563]

Bounty is the real general...blessup

[@tariknembhard]

RIP Leonard

[@kirkmears9324]

Bounty bounty bounty bounty take the show to the next level 🎚️🎚️🎚️🎚️🎚️ all artists gwn good!

[@MrElsocio]

Rip my brother. One love!

[@steevetiti8425]

Levelllllllll from france 🔥🔥🔥

[@LeoOReggio]

Blessings, Steeve titi. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@mykalgb8643]

The lyrics star Merciless

[@diamondcat8237]

Merciless, Rest In Power Old Gallis!

[@knowledgeispower5882]

Jamaica 🇯🇲 warhead 💯 no one test 💯💫🫡

[@miltonhaughton5537]

merceless

[@jdoes1991]

Sasco in a class of his own🔥🔥

[@LeoOReggio]

Yes he is, J Does 19. Stay safe, thanks for subscribing.

[@martinjames2289]

Sasco is a living legend!

[@Princesstsehaimusic]

mercibest

[@zabiricon7478]

I remember this show like it was yesterday everyone in my community in the hills save all their money just to go see bounty, a friend of mine went on a construction site just to make his 800 to go see bounty at hype in the park.🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥 those were the days we didn't have any smart phones r internet so once a stage come St Ann it was a must.

[@LeoOReggio]

Real yard vibes, Zabir Icon. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@zabiricon7478]

@@LeoOReggio bless king 💯🤝

[@terrymutsvanga7290]

😅😅😅respect from outta Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@LeoOReggio]

@@terrymutsvanga7290 Blessings for my Zimbabwean people. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@mauricebooker1519]

Warhead was underated. The man bad. Sound men need to look at what was missed out on. RIP

[@junegrant1165]

Clean heart man

[@onielroach6417]

Killa 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@KennethHolloway-fk1xk]

Chrome riddim wicked

[@thooga]

Legendary

[@DavidWilliams-yy7nl]

Leonard Bartley the Greatest lyricist......

[@traphalldebate2177]

This is the man vybz Kartel imitate fully

[@SlimSouljahTV]

Natural Vibes 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dadmanjounson2897]

Star boy merciless

[@LeoOReggio]

Gone too soon. Thanks for liking and subscribing.

[@errolrobinson3485]

Warrrlord is the greatest ever to do it

[@LeoOReggio]

Easy nuh, Errol. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@sanchillo3265]

bless whn dem artiste sing and express real music without too many pullllups . Merciless bigup, Bounty need to slow down. we cant hear him

[@sheldoncollins6551]

2023 February. Merciless bad uf.

[@martinjames2289]

Assassin is the hit of the show

[@PAPAROBBIE]

BOOM !!!

[@onielroach6417]

Five star general 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@junegrant1165]

Man talented bad

[@kevonsmalling8450]

Hype in d park best Stage show keep in st bess

[@kariallen607]

Brown's town st Ann

[@adijahpalmer7114]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@denverhowell3489]

Merciless lyrically bad..

[@jamesmoss3329]

Rest Oh

[@unfriendlykarimallianceboy]

Need the rest a killa performance

[@LeoOReggio]

If I find it, I will post it, Unfriendly Karim. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@stevenkerms3223]

Rip merceliss

[@unfriendlykarimallianceboy]

Warlord 😷😷😷😷😷💯💯💯💯💯

[@LeoOReggio]

Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@badone8351]

Show them sasco...reeeal performer🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒

[@1badbosssherlock]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@alberthowe9029]

Bounty don't bad like merciless just name Bounty have lesson

[@d3dd440]

Him told Us😭🥳

[@lincolnben3720]

Merciless DNT get his respect whoever his managing team wasn't doing thy job his name got stuck in Jamaica only he wasn't promoted in America so he got black balled Bernie bounty baby Cham these guys was world wide merciless wasn't so lots of America DNT know him so sad I'm from New York and lots of people don't even know who he is facts.

[@mcleo9935]

Real talk 👄Lincoln real sad 😥

[@k1assic]

Still love that riddim merciless starts out with. Can't remember the name of it but Bling Dawg killed it.

[@sureflightstravel]

Chrome riddim

[@ried7573]

@Da Royal General it's actually stink pan riddim, produced by Jack man production 👌

[@flopo3044]

@@ried7573 in her heart by Capleton a the big song on the riddim

[@jasonxturn]

Bling dawg elephant kartel dem tear dung di chrome riddim

[@marvinbrae6552]

Man sip youth

[@yardyouth]

i have never seen a better bounty clone. scare dem..crew. nah fren dem. war lord. war head. ms ivy last son last son of ms ekile.. love leonard. but he was a bounty clone..

[@weseethroughu]

thousand question and none of them pumpum..

[@franzpennant8733]

Nah friend dem Clarendon

[@lincolngreen5048]

War head can't mash ca dead

[@HIMLIVETH]

Maaaaaaaaaaawwwwddddddddd

[@weseethroughu]

missing in action..

[@jermainebrown2738]

warhead ah real lyrics mash-in de man ah Zar tobloodclart ,yuh ever mek ah copper shot outta one cent lol .....

[@jantybull7472]

War in don

[@LeoOReggio]

@@jantybull7472 Those were the warring days. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@gathamarshall3810]

Yow star them frig up merciless, look at him how good he is but in his last days it's like you are a bad artist from the past but we not showing the love.

[@LeoOReggio]

True words, Gatha.

[@realtopatop2003]

cross angry miserable, bounty the boss

[@yvesaugustin5399]

How the poor people governor only get 5 mins of video play ?

[@LeoOReggio]

That's all I saw on the tape, Yves. If I come across more I will certainly post it. My tapes are not catalogued and I am just now digitizing them, so I just come across stuff as I go along. Sometimes I am even surprised at what I find, not remembering that I filmed this or that.

[@Princesstsehaimusic]

Assassin a give them the spanglers lick see the dress code

[@debbierickards7832]

Up…..,,,,,,,,,,

[@LeoOReggio]

Real hype, Debbie. Stay safe, stay subscribed.

[@kuffkafftweff]

That song weh merciless dj @ 4:23 deh pon 45?

[@LeoOReggio]

I am not sure. I hope one of my subscribers can give you an answer.

[@kuffkafftweff]

@@LeoOReggio yea hopefully dah one deh bad

[@junegrant1165]

Full.a lyrics

[@Xfactor84]

When was this show ??

[@LeoOReggio]

If my memory serves me well, it was 2004.

[@Xfactor84]

@@LeoOReggio ok cool

[@vidoferguson9850]

Kaboom

[@swaggboss5182]

Gumshun

[@rhondad5681]

Rap muicic

[@d3dd440]

Friction

[@paulscott8849]

No disrespect to merciless fans but legend me bomboclat most a the flow is not his lot of ppl style him pirate most a him lyrics don't make any sense him have talent don't get it wrong seen him should never war with the killa biggest mistake him make so we just end him career early can a use a man voice an style an a war the man same time lol anything killa rite off can't come back do the research

[@LeoOReggio]

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