[4][5][6] He started out his musical career in 1995 as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist.

Bryan had his first international recognition when he and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for its Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.

Another track on the album featured Diddy and Busta Rhymes, and it was produced by Cipha Sounds and Solitair.

[9] Since then pressure from his record company and agreement with gay rights groups to avoid songs with lyrics deemed to incite homophobic violence have allowed him to perform in the UK.

[10] A concert in Munich was cancelled in February 2015 after LGBT rights groups had asked the police to make sure he would not perform songs which call upon people to murder gays.

[14][15][16] Elephant Man is a playable character in the 2004 video game Def Jam: Fight for NY.