Kiprich

{{hatnote|For the Hungarian football player see [[József Kiprich]]}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2012}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Kiprich | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Marlon Jaro Plunkett | birth_date =  | birth_place = [[Linstead]], [[Saint Catherine Parish|St. Catherine]], [[Jamaica]] | death_date = | origin = Horizon Park, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica | instrument = | genre = [[Dancehall]] | occupation = [[Deejay (Jamaican)|Deejay]] | years_active = 1999–present | label = [[VP Records|VP]] | website = }}

'''Marlon Jaro Plunkett''', better known as '''Kiprich''', formerly known as ''Crazy Kid'', is a popular [[Jamaica]]n [[dancehall]] [[Deejay (Jamaican)|deejay]]. He, like his mentor [[Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man]], is a member of [[The Alliance (dancehall)|The Alliance]], a group of Gangsta-themed deejays.

Plunkett was born in [[Linstead]], [[Saint Catherine Parish|St. Catherine]], and raised in the Waterhouse district of [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]].<ref name="Morgan1402">Morgan, Simone (2014) "[https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/kicking-it-with-kiprich/ Kicking It With Kiprich!]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2023</ref> He attended Ardenne High School and was still a student when he had his first hit with "Leggo Di Bwoi", a collaboration with Chino; Later followed "Mad Sick Head No Good" together with fellow deejay [[Predator (deejay)|Predator]]. Also, he wrote the lyrics for [[Elephant Man (musician)|Elephant Man]]'s "[[Jook Gal]]", whose remix together with Kiprich himself, [[Lil Jon]] and [[The East Side Boyz]] entered the [[charts]] in 2003 (see [[2003 in music]]). His latest, and greatest hit so far was "[[Telephone Ting]]", followed by "[[The Letter (Kiprich song)|The Letter]]".

He has become known for humorous songs and songs aimed at other deejays, such as "Talk", aimed at Elephant Man, [[Beenie Man]], and [[Vybz Kartel]], and "Ca'an Get Brown", aimed at Vybz Kartel.<ref name="Morgan">Morgan, Simone (2012) "[https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/battle-weary-kiprich-worries-about-clash-label/ Battle-weary - Kiprich worries about clash label]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 6 December 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2023</ref>

In 2013 he released the album ''Kippo'', which featured [[Keisha White]] on the track "My Heart Is a Jail".<ref name="Morgan1308">Morgan, Simone (2013) "[https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/kippo-does-track-with-keisha-white/ 'Kippo' does track with Keisha White]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 4 August 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023</ref>

==Discography== *''[[Outta Road]]'' (2005) *''[[Drama King]]'' (2008) *''Kippo'' (2013)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{musicbrainz artist|id=97657a5d-537a-431d-acd6-523cba7c0c8a|name=Kiprich}}

[[Category:Jamaican dancehall musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica]] [[Category:Jamaican reggae musicians]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:VP Records artists]]