Kiprich
2000s & 2010s Stars
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A dancehall deejay and member of The Alliance known for comic and combative songs, including "Telephone Ting" and the Elephant Man collaboration "Jook Gal."
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- Birth name
- Marlon Jaro Plunkett
- Born
- 2 March 1979, Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Full biography
Marlon Jaro Plunkett, known as Kiprich and formerly as Crazy Kid, was born on 2 March 1979 in Linstead, St. Catherine, and raised in the Waterhouse district of Kingston. He was still a student at Ardenne High School when he scored his first hit, "Leggo Di Bwoi," a collaboration with Chino.
Like his mentor Elephant Man, Kiprich is a member of The Alliance, a Kingston-based collective of gangsta-themed deejays. He wrote the lyrics for Elephant Man's "Jook Gal," whose remix — featuring Kiprich, Lil Jon, and the East Side Boyz — charted internationally in 2003.
His biggest solo hit came with "Telephone Ting," followed by "The Letter." Kiprich became known for a comic performance style and for pointed songs aimed at fellow deejays, including "Talk," directed at Elephant Man, Beenie Man, and Vybz Kartel, and "Ca'an Get Brown," aimed at Vybz Kartel.
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