MC Trouble
MC Trouble | |
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Birth name | LaTasha Sheron Rogers |
Born | July 30, 1970 |
Origin | Motown |
LaTasha Sheron Rogers (July 30, 1970 – June 4, 1991), better known as MC Trouble, was a
MC Trouble had a minor hit with the song "(I Wanna) Make You Mine" featuring the Good Girls, released on May 25, 1990. "Make You Mine" peaked at number 15 on Billboard magazine's Hot Rap Singles chart.[2] The title track of her debut album Gotta Get a Grip was released as the second single on September 14, 1990. Gotta Get a Grip was a mix of hardcore rap and more commercial R&B.[3]
Illness, death, and dedications
Rogers was born with epilepsy, and received daily treatment to prevent seizures; she was recording her second album when she died in her sleep on June 4, 1992, while at a friend's house in Los Angeles shortly after an
Rogers was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in the center of the Pinecrest section. Her tombstone incorrectly lists 1992 as the year of her death.[6]
Discography
- Highroller's Girl EP (1988)
- Gotta Get a Grip (1990)
The posthumous track "Big Ol' Jazz" appeared on the House Party 2 soundtrack in the fall of 1991. It resulted in a second and final hit for MC Trouble on the Billboard Rap Singles chart.
References
- ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "MC Trouble Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- AllMusic
- ^ "R.I.P. MC Trouble – Trouble's in Paradise - XXL". Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ISBN 9781423616535.
External links
- MC Trouble at AllMusic
- MC Trouble at Find a Grave