MC Serch
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MC Serch | |
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Rapper | |
Years active | 1986–present[1]
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Formerly of | 3rd Bass |
Website | mcserch |
Michael Berrin (born May 6, 1967),[2] best known by his stage name MC Serch, is an American rapper and music executive. He gained fame as a member of the group 3rd Bass, which was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Serch has also worked as a solo artist and as a producer for other artists. In 1994, Serch executive produced Nas' debut album, Illmatic.[3]
Early life and education
Serch grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, in the streets. [4] He attended Far Rockaway High School[5] and graduated from Music & Art High School. He is of Jewish descent.[6]
Career
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After recording three albums with 3rd Bass — .
He also helped to cultivate the rapper O.C. after hearing him on the Organized Konfusion song "Fudge Pudge", helping him secure a record contract with Wild Pitch Records. In 1995, Serch also mentored the newly formed Non Phixion.
Since retiring from performing, Serch has run a promotions company (Serchlite Music). He appeared in
From 2003, he hosted Serch In The AM on Detroit urban radio station FM 98 WJLB; he was the first Jewish DJ at that station. MC Serch was dismissed from WJLB in March 2006, reportedly due to a dispute over a Super Bowl weekend party at the club Motor City Live.[8]
Serch also hosted the
Serch has since returned to the radio airwaves in Detroit on the urban station
In 2018 he gave an interview with DJ Vlad in which he claimed MC Hammer had once taken out a $50,000 contract on Serch's life, following a misunderstanding over lyrics.[9]
In May 2021, MC Serch joined VidSig, a live global video platform, as Chief Creative Consultant.[10]
Serch was an executive at HitPiece, a startup creating
Discography
Solo
- Def Jam)
with 3rd Bass
- The Cactus Album (1989, Platinum)
- The Cactus Revisited (1990)
- Derelicts of Dialect (1991, Gold)
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Blak Iz Blak" | 2000 | Mau Maus () | Bamboozled (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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"Fuck You" | 2001 | DJ Tomekk | Return of Hip Hop |
"2 Hits & Pass" | 2002 | Steele, Tony Touch
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D&D Project II |
"Let's Talk" | 2005 | Hot Karl | The Great Escape |
"MC Serch Intro" | 2007 | Kaptain Nemo | The Legend of Kaptain Nemo - Official Mixtape |
"For the Love of Hip Hop" | Kaptain Nemo, PJ Sumroc | ||
"This Is Not a Game Aaaatlaaaantis (MC Serch Interlude)" | Kaptain Nemo | ||
"Round Here" | Krohme | All Praises Due | |
"Benetton" | 2009 | Kurious, MF Doom, Kadi Amin | II |
"Rolling 110 Deep" | 2021 | Rockness, Ron Artest, Roy Jones Jr., Royal Flush, Saigon, Shaquille O'Neal, Sheek Louch, Shoota 93, Sickflo, Sonja Blade, Sporty Thievz, Stan Spit, Styleon, Styles P, Super Lover Cee, Termanology, Tone Trump, Tony Moxberg, Tracey Lee, Trae tha Truth, Tragedy Khadafi, Treach, Trick Trick, Twista, Uncle Murda, Vado, Wais P, Young Buck
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Accolades |
References
- ^ Stereo Williams (February 28, 2018). "The Year That Changed Hip-Hop Forever". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "About MC Serch". Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "The 10 Best Rappers of All Time". Billboard. November 12, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
20 years later, Illmatic is widely seen as the best hip-hop album ever, a flawless blend of vivid street poetry and dream-team producers...
- ^ Jackson, Brian Keith (December 31, 2006). "Ice, Ice Babies: Reality-TV show tries to create the next Eminem". New York. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
I grew up in Far Rockaway, where he was raised by his parents but grew up in the streets. and you'd always see shoes on the line.
- Wave of Long Island– via rockawave.com.
- Detroit Jewish News, Berrin, 39, and his wife, Chantel, are members of Congregation Sharrey Zedek, a large Conservative synagogue in suburban Detroit. In a 1993 profile in the News, Chantel— a convert to Judaism—talked about her conversion and Michael talked about race and religion.
- ^ "Blak Iz Blak". ohhla.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Graham, Adam (January 8, 2007). "The Serch for the next white rap star". The Detroit News. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ "MC Serch: MC Hammer Put a $50k Hit on Me Over Dissing His Mother on a Song (Part 5)". YouTube. November 13, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Hip Hop Legend MC Serch Joins VIDSIG in Creative Role". Prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Trapp, Philip (February 7, 2022). "Who's Behind HitPiece, the Music NFT 'Scam' That Angered Bands + the RIAA?". Loudwire.