Meet the dancehall artiste who has fathered 38 children

Grammy-nominated Dancehall artiste Elephant Man, whose birth name is Oneil Bryan, has admitted to fathering 38 children.

He is 47 years old the last count was in 2019, when he opened up about having 20 children. The first child was when he was 17.

“I have 38 pickney; start from mi a 17,” the Pon Di River hitmaker said. “Mi might ugly and all of that, but the gyal dem like mi bandy legs… ‘Member a me climb and jump off a di something dem and the gyal dem seh, ‘No man, mi woulda tek a lift up from dah black boy yah’… ‘Member di gyal dem see the attitude enuh…” he is quoted by Dancehall Magazine as saying on an Instagram live session.

He was speaking to DJ Noah Powa on whether he is likely to add more children. He told the DJ that he does not use birth control in any of his relationships. 

“You ever go to your woman inna her house inna condom, yuh inna trouble.”

Bob Marley was thought of as a Reggae singer with many children. He sired 11. Denroy Morgan fathered 30 children.

Dancehall legend Ninjaman is alleged to have 23 children. Beenie Man reportedly has 12 children. Bounty Killer has seven,