Mad Lion

Dallion Preece, known as MAD LION was raised in Jamaica. Shortly after moving to the Bronx, New York, he met reggae performer Super Cat at Super Power Records. At Super Cat’s suggestion, he adopted his professional name, an acronym for Musical Assassin Delivering Lyrical Intelligence Over Nations.

MAD LION’s earliest success came in the mid-1980s when he applied his hip hop rhythms to Shabba Ranks’ hit single “Jam”. He later appeared, along with Queen Latifah, on Salt-N-Pepa’s 1997 album Brand New…