Capleton (born Clifton George Bailey III, 13 April 1967, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. 

His record label is called David House Productions. He is known for his Rastafari movement views expressed in his songs.
Capleton also belongs to Bobo Shanti rastafari movement in Jamaica.

When Capleton first arrived on the scene in the late 1980s, slackness and gun talk were the dominant lyrics in the dancehalls. The pre-Rasta Capleton had a string of hit songs from “Bumbo Red” to “Number One on the Look Good Chart” and “No Lotion Man”.

Capleton doesn’t eat meat of any kind, consume dairy in any form, or even eat anything from soya. “Not an ordinary vegetarian…” he stated, “I’m vegan.”

He also touches on the subject of his lyrics regarding fire, claiming they are metaphoric references of purification, not violence or murder.

Capleton has faced criticism for anti-gay lyrics in some of his songs. His manager has argued that some of the controversial lyrics have been mistranslated and do not actually refer to gays. 

Capleton himself has admitted that through his Rastafari faith he believes that a homosexual lifestyle is not right, but has insisted that terms such as “burn” and “fire” are not to be understood in the literal sense “to go out and burn and kill people”, but as a metaphor for “purification” and cleansing.

As part of an agreement to end the Stop Murder Music campaign, Capleton and other artists allegedly signed the Reggae Compassionate Act (RCA) in 2007.