Mad Cobra

Mad Cobra Biography

                                                                                                                                                                               Mad Cobra made history in Jamaica by becoming the first dancehall Dee-Jay to score a number one song on the Billboard Charts with his song Flex. He went on to score another number one song on the same chart, this time collaboration with Toni Braxton called You’re Making Me High. He was a member of the most successful and powerful dancehall camp in the history of dancehall reggae that included stars like Shabba Ranks, Lady Patra and Richie Stevens. One could easily say, Mad Cobra, has been there and done it all, in terms of his many achievements. However, this humble but serious no nonsense artist and entertainer continues to satisfy fans of the music worldwide through his creative hard work and tireless dedication. Though not being one to run and record on every rhythm, Mad Cobra has maintained a very strong presence in the dancehall business by recording consistently good songs that always catch the public's ear.

Mad Cobra is constantly on the road performing as there is a strong demand for his talent overseas. His performances demonstrate experience as well as genius on stage. Over the past years he has taken his music into places like Switzerland, Italy and Germany where dancehall is only now just warming up. His concerts there during the summer of this year are still being talked about as ones that did not disappoint the many fans who turned out to witness show stopping performances. He is a very big favourite throughout the Caribbean, the USA, Canada, England and the UK, Europe, South and Central America and Japan. His performance in Costa Rica a few years ago in front of an estimated 30,000 people is being hailed as one of the best performances by a reggae artist in that country.

Cobra has definitely not been an artist who uses controversy to stay in the limelight; as a matter of fact, he is one of the most respected Jamaican Dee-Jays worldwide. On the contrary he is also one of the most feared when it comes to dancehall clashes. His creative on the spot freestyle lyrics have made many Dee-Jays and sound systems respect him as one of the best in the music business. As a result of this, there is a very high demand for his dubplates where ever he goes.

Unknown to many people, he is what you could call a Dee-jay workaholic as he spends many hours on the computer constructing his very creative and realistic lyrics. While being known by many as a hardcore Dee-Jay, Cobra is also well loved by the women because of his many girl tunes including recent songs like Stress Free and Gangsta Flexx and Tek Him, in the past just to name a few.

Mad Cobra recently shot his first video in many years with the song called GANGSTA FLEXX. This video has been getting rave reviews from the fans all around.

His previous album entitled SNYPA WAY was released in 2007 and has got very good reviews to date. Cobra's latest album is called HELTA SKELTA and was released in 2009. This album already has popular singles from it like A A and GANGSTA FLEXX being played in the dancehalls and clubs. Having listened to several tracks from the HELTA SKELTA album the critics have agreed that this is going to be one of Mad Cobra's best albums to date.

For the fans who don't know, Helta Skelta is the name of Mad Cobra's alter ego.

Mad Cobra has been in the business over 20 years now. He has been smart enough not to be complacent, and treats his music as a constant work in progress. This attitude has been responsible for him having the street credit from the fans as well as the respect from his fellow entertainers.

Mad Cobra’s New Album entitled The Other Side of the Coin is expected to be released at the end of the year. This new album shows another side to Mad Cobra which is the One Drop Reggae style.

For the remainder of the year Mad Cobra will find himself very busy on the road with shows already lined up in the Caribbean, Europe, UK and Africa. He is an artist that simply loves his fans and loves to perform for them.