Mad Lion
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Mad Lion | |
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| Birth name | Oswald Priest |
| Born | Warner Bros. Records |
| Formerly of | Boogie Down Productions |
Oswald Priest, better known as Mad Lion, is a
Source Award
as Reggae Artist of the Year, and the 1995 Source Award as Reggae Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
Biography
Priest is Jamaican and was born in London.Brand New. In 1997 he topped the US reggae chart with "Carpenter".[1]
He also appeared in the music video for the
.Mad Lion's other collaborative projects consist of working with Puerto Rican producers DJ Playero, DJ Tony Touch, DJ Nico Canada, and other reggaeton artists who were flourishing around 1996. Mad Lion was featured on a track in which he did a duet with the Puerto Rican Hip Hop artist
Mexicano 777
on the track titled "Guerreros" which was a Dancehall fused Hip-Hop track that was featured on the "Boricua Guerrero: First Combat" album produced by DJ Playero & DJ Nico Canada. Mad Lion also collaborated with Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist Rey Pirin on the track titled "Guerrillero Borincano" which was a gritty Hip-Hop. Mad Lion was joined by Jahdan & the Black Hearted Skavengerz who did a solo on a Reggaeton riddim titled "Many Many More", & the duo Curly Valentino & Demos Demarco made an appearance on the Hip-Hop track titled "Razor Sharp" with Mexicano 777. Mad Lion soon lent his rapping skills to that of the DJ Tony Touch & DJ Nico Canada produced mixtape titled "Guatauba", where he laid down a freestyle on a Reggaeton riddim. Again, Mad Lion was joined by other Jamaican Dancehall artists such as Mad Cobra, who did a freestyle on a Hip-Hop riddim, & The Black Hearted Skavengerz appeared doing a freestyle on a Reggaeton riddim.
Discography
- Real Ting (1994), Nervous
- Real Lover (1995), VP
- Ghetto Gold and Platinum Respect (1997), Nervous
- Predatah or Prey (2001), Warner Bros. Records
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 178
- ^ "Mad Lion – Real Ting". Discogs. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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