MC Shan

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MC Shan
Warner Bros., Cold Chillin'

Shawn Moltke (born September 6, 1965) better known by his stage name MC Shan, is an American hip hop and R&B recording artist.

He is best known for his song "The Bridge" produced by Marley Marl, and for collaborating with Snow on "Informer", the international number-one hit single. MC Shan's New York birth records state he was born in Queens, New York.

Career

In 1985, Shan started on

Warner Bros
via a distribution deal.

He also found himself to be a key player in the noted hip-hop rivalry known as

diss track
. Somehow all the negative attention went to MC Shan. Years later, MC Shan remade "The Bridge" into "Da Bridge 2001", and strongly denied the bridge "was over", saying:

The Bridge was never over
We left our mark
This jam is dedicated to you and your boys
I brought my Queensbridge thugs to kill that noise

Shan's second album,

Nature
.

Shan had a brief stint in films, playing a bit role in

Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About" in the album Half Hour of Power
.

In June 2017, MC Shan released his first new studio album in 27 years titled Bars Over Bullshit, which was released digitally through iTunes and Google Play.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
R&B
/HH
[4]
Down by Law 40
Born to be Wild
  • Released: October 25, 1988
  • Label: Cold Chillin'/Warner
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download
 48
Play it Again, Shan
  • Released: April 11, 1990
  • Label: Cold Chillin'/Warner
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download
 40
Bars over Bullshit
  • Released: June 25, 2017[5]
  • Label: Pioneered Dis Recordings
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Unreleased albums

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Battle for Rap Supremacy
The Best Of Cold Chillin': MC Shan
  • Released: May 22, 2001[7]
  • Label: Landspeed Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
Q.B.O.G.: The Best of M.C. Shan
  • Released: March 20, 2012[8]
  • Label: Cold Chillin', Traffic Entertainment Group
  • Formats: CD

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[9] 		US Rap
[10]
"Feed the World"[11] 1985 — * Non-album single
"Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing" 1986 — Down by Law
"Beat Biter" —
"
The Bridge
" 		—
"
TJ Swan
) 		1987 71
"Down by Law (Remix)"[12] —
"I Pioneered This" 1988 — Born to Be Wild
"Juice Crew Law"[13] —
"
It Don't Mean a Thing
" 		1990 — 29 Play it Again, Shan
"Ain't It Good to You"[14] — —
"Time for Us to Defend Ourselves"[15] 1991 — —
"Hip Hop Roughneck/Watchin' My Style"[16] 1993 — — Non-album singles
"Pee-Nile Reunion"
(featuring Kool G Rap, Neek the Exotic, Diesel & Snow)[17] 		— —
"Kill That Noise" 1995 — — Battle for Rap Supremacy
"Shan & The Queens Connect"
(featuring Michael Myers)[18] 		1998 — — Non-album singles
"My Swagga Make My Chain Swing"[19] 2009 — —
"Back to the Streets"[20] 2010 — —
"Let's Bring Hip-Hop Back"[21] 2012 — — Bars over Bullshit
"Every Body Wanna Be a Big Star"[22] 2013 — —
"Gritty"[23] 2015 — — Non-album singles
"Bounce"[24] 2021 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time.

Singles

  • 1985: "Marley Scratch"
  • 1985: "Feed The World"
  • 1986: "The Bridge"/"Beat Biter"
  • 1986: "Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing"
  • 1987: "Left Me Lonely"/"Kill That Noise"
  • 1988: "A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste'
  • 1988: "I Pioneered This"
  • 1988: "Juice Crew Law" / "They Used To Do It In The Park"
  • 1990: "I Ran The Game"
  • 1990: "It Don't Mean A Thing"
  • 1991: "Time For Us To Defend Ourselves"
  • 1991: "Ain't It Good To You"
  • 1993: "Hip Hop Roughneck"
  • 1993: "Pee-Nile Reunion" / "Don't Call It A Comeback"
  • 2001: "Da Bridge 2001" (w QB's Finest)
  • 2012: "Let's Bring Hip Hop Back"
  • 2013: "Everybody Wanna Be A Big Star Drive A Big Car"

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "Big Fun in the Big Town". IMDb.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-7535-0252-6
    .
  3. ^ Hsu, Hua. Where's the Beef?It's on YouTube. Why that's a problem for hip-hop., Slate, 6 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Stetsasonic Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  5. ^ "Bars over Bullshit by MC Shan". Apple Music.
  6. ^ "MC Shan - You Love to Hear the Story". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "MC Shan - The Best of Cold Chillin'". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "MC Shan - Q.B.O.G.: The Best of M.C. Shan". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Monie Love - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Monie Love - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  11. ^ "MC Shan - Feed the World (LP - MCA #MCA23603)". AllMusic.
  12. ^ Down By Law (Remix) (track listing). MC Shan. Cold Chillin'. 1987. CC 104.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Juice Crew Law/They Used To Do It Out In The Park (track listing). M.C. Shan. Cold Chillin'. 1988. 0-21159.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "MC Shan - Ain't It Good to You [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Warner Bros. #21726)". AllMusic.
  15. ^ "MC Shan - Time for Us to Defend (12 inch Vinyl Single - Warner Bros. #21809)". AllMusic.
  16. ^ "MC Shan - Hip Hop Ruff Neck (12 inch Vinyl Single - Livin' Large Records #118)". AllMusic.
  17. ^ "MC Shan - Penial Reunion (12 inch Vinyl Single - Livin' Large Records #127)". AllMusic.
  18. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  19. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  20. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  21. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  22. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  23. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.
  24. ^ Shan & The Queens Connect (track listing). BUDS Distribution. 1998. BDS-805.

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