Benzly Hype
Hemsley Ainsley Coleman Morris Jr. better known as Benzly Hype. Son of Jamaican Musician and Balladeer Ainsley Morris. [1] is a Jamaican actor, music and television producer, recording Artist, screenwriter and entrepreneur. Born in Kingston, Jamaica. He was Initially a student of the classical arts went to Calabar High school and Edna Manley school for the visual Arts . In his early teen year he was an opening act for Capitol records recording artist Spragga Benz [[1]]
He shot to stardom as a leading member of the dancehall group the Innocent Kru /Crew. [2] in the mid 90's with their song on the Sly and Robbie [[2]] Taxi Gang Label "Impossible Train" other songs by the group include "Turn It Up, Not Guilty and Wogga Wogga". Mambo Jumbo on Chris Blackwell's Island Records [3] , [[3]] Innocent kru did one album "Innocent" on the VP records. [4] , [[4]] Benzly Hype and the Innocent Crew appears on the sound track for the film 2000 Third World Cop [[5]] Which started Paul Campbell [[6]]
Acting: He has appeared in the 2003 film One Love which also stared Kymani Marley and Idris Elba and Cherine Anderson.
Benzly Hype has also Stared as the lead Character in the 2009 Comedic Drama series Me and Mi Kru which ran for 2 seasons in Jamaica on CVM [[7]] and 1 on TVJ [[8]] It was also syndicated to the Uk and Africa via Mnet and Sky Networks. Hype is [5] also the Executive producer, Creator and Writer of the series [6] Other writers include Lisa Alveranga , Taneil Warren , Paul O'beal Directed by Rick Elgood , Robin Chin, Kurt Wright It Stared Audrey Reid, Vas Blackwood, Everaldo Creary. 3 season were done 14 episodes per season.
Benzly Hype has collaborated with various artist such as Spragga Benz on Maggle Mout on his Hyyype Muizk Label the Video shot by Ed Steinberg [[9]]
Yan King and Mat Petrone - Bumbaclaat [7] on the Blanco Y Negro Records [[10]]
- ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/benzly-hype-is-back_127460?profile=1116
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/The-Innocent-Crew-Impossible-Train/master/803373
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Innocent-Crew-Mambo-Jumbo/master/1644600
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Innocent-Kru-Innocent/release/4599469
- ^ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100704/ent/ent94.html
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5843975/
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Various-Blanco-Y-Negro-DJ-Culture-Vol31/release/11744675