Young MC
Young MC | |
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Rapper, singer-songwriter, producer, actor | |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Delicious Vinyl, Capitol, Overall, Young Man Moving |
Website | https://youngmc.com/ |
Marvin Young (born May 10, 1967), better known by his stage name Young M.C., is a British-born American
Life and career
Young was born in
Following Young's success, he left Delicious Vinyl, citing restrictions on his work and unwanted changes to his album.[1] The label sued him for breach of contract and the two parties eventually settled out of court.[3] Young signed with Capitol Records and released his second album, Brainstorm, in 1991.[1] It reached No. 66 on the Billboard 200. Despite the absence of any strong single, the album achieved gold status in the United States.[4] However his third album, What's the Flavor?, released in 1993, was a commercial failure, with both the album and its singles failing to chart. It was his second and final album on Capitol Records. In 1997, Young released his fourth album, Return of the 1 Hit Wonder, on the independent label Overall Records. The album produced two singles, "Madame Buttafly" and "On & Poppin" which charted at No. 25 and No. 23 respectively on the Hot Rap Songs chart.[5]
In 2000, Young released his fifth album, Ain't Goin' Out Like That, on his own record label Young Man Moving Records. The album was Young's first to chart since Brainstorm, peaking at No. 85 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[6]
In 2001, Young contributed a song "Deck the Halls" he co-wrote with Kevin Irving, to Disney's TV movie, 'Twas the Night. In 2002, he released his sixth album,
In December 2004, Young travelled to Vancouver to film The Zero Sum. Young played Mr. Henderson, a publishing company executive. Film director Raphael Assaf and screenwriter Armen Evrensel asked Young to help create the film, for which he is a co-executive producer. Young also teamed up with Baltimore rapper KNOXX to record "Brotherly Love", the theme song from the film.
In September 2005, Young was cast in the
. Young won the competition, losing more weight than anybody else.Young also made an appearance in a special episode of The Best Damn Sports Show Period which featured "The Top 50 Sports Moments of the 80's". Young crafted lyrics and performed a sports-themed rap song alongside KRS-One and Kool Moe Dee.
After twenty years of living in Los Angeles, Young relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2006. He spent 2007 creating his seventh album, Adrenaline Flow, which was released in 2008. Immediately following Adrenaline Flow, Young released an online-only album, B-Sides, Demos and Remixes, compiled from unreleased, remixed and re-recorded tracks.
In 2009, Young released his eighth album, Relentless. Later that year, Young also landed a cameo role in the Jason Reitman film Up in the Air starring George Clooney. Young played himself, performing at a software convention which was crashed by Clooney's character and those of his two female co-stars, Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga.
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Chart positions | |||
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US [6] |
US Hip-Hop [6] |
AUS [7] |
NZ [8] | ||
1989 | Stone Cold Rhymin' | 9 | 8 | 38 | 7 |
1991 | Brainstorm
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66 | 61 | — | 42 |
1993 | What's the Flavor? | — | — | — | — |
1997 | Return of the 1 Hit Wonder | — | — | — | — |
2000 | Ain't Goin' Out Like That | — | 85 | — | — |
2002 | Engage the Enzyme | — | — | — | — |
2007 | Adrenaline Flow | — | — | — | — |
2008 | Relentless | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes an album that did not chart |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||
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US [9] |
US Rap [5] |
US Dance
[5] |
AUS [7] |
NZ [8] |
NLD [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
UK
[12] | |||
1988 | "I Let 'Em Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone Cold Rhymin' |
"Know How" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | ||
1989 | "Bust a Move" | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 50 | 73 | |
"Principal's Office" | 33 | 9 | 47 | 50 | 5 | 43 | — | 54 | ||
1990 | "I Come Off" | 75 | — | 36 | 43 | 19 | — | — | 78 | |
"Pick Up the Pace (1990)" | — | — | — | 147 | 38 | — | — | — | ||
"Louie Louie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Coupe de Ville OST | |
1991 | "That's the Way Love Goes" | 54 | — | — | 63 | 23 | — | — | 65 | Brainstorm |
"Keep It in Your Pants" | — | — | — | 157 | 18 | — | — | — | ||
1993 | "What's the Flavor?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Flavor? |
1996 | "Get Your Boogie On" / "Rollin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only |
1997 | "Madame Buttafly" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Return of the 1 Hit Wonder |
"On & Poppin'" | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000 | "Ain't Goin' Out Like That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ain't Goin' Out Like That |
2002 | "Bust a Move 2002" | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | single only |
"Heatseeker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Engage the Enzyme | |
2003 | "Stress Test" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | "Worry Bout That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Grammy winner Marvin Young, '84 (Young M.C.) speaks at 2018 Convocation". Hunter College Campus Schools. June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Young MC biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- RIAA. Retrieved January 2, 2011. Search for "Brainstorm"
- ^ a b c "Young MC Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Young MC Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Young M.C." Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- "Pick Up the Pace (1990)": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 15, 1991". Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- "Keep It in Your Pants" (1992)": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 23, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Bust a Move 2002": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 308.
- ^ a b "Discography Young M.C." Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Young MC – US Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Discografie Young M.C." dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Discografie Young M.C." ultratop.be. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Young MC | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2020.