After his death his family, together with Thomas Evers of Rockers Artist Agency, released the highly rated live album "live at plein les watts" Michael George Haynes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 3 March 1957, the only child of Caroline Smith, a housewife, and Lloyd Haynes, a painter and decorator who worked for the beverage company Desnoes & Geddes (Lloyd fathered 13 other children).

The impoverished Greenwich Farm district had long been a hotbed of musical activity, and during the late 1970s Michael Haynes began singing on local sound systems.

Prophet’s first release with Jackson, a remake of The Heptones' "Fight It To The Top", was a strong seller, as were the originals "Praise You Jah Ja"h and "Love and Unity".

In 1980 Prophet joined forces with the rising ghetto producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes and released the autobiographical "Gunman", about an armed robbery that took place at the singer’s home.

In 1990, as dance hall morphed into the more up-tempo “bashment” style, based on stripped-down electronic rhythms, Prophet scored significant hits recorded in London in combination with the ragga rapper Daddy Freddy on a re-cut of Michael Scotland’s "Hypocrites", and then with Ricky Tuffy on "Your Love and Get Ready".

[2] Prophet’s distinctive voice—he had a wide vocal range with an unusual "crying" tenor style—and the success of songs such as "Gunman" (1981) meant that his energetic live performances were in high demand on the international festival circuit.