Young MC

Young MC
Born: May 10, 1967 in London, England
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Hip-Hop, Pop-Rap, West Coast Rap
Biography: Intelligent and middle-class, rapper Marvin Young earned a degree in economics from USC, where he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike, co-founders of the fledgling Delicious Vinyl rap label. He made his debut as Young MC on the single "I Let 'Em Know." In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone-Loc on "Wild Thing," ...Read full biography
Stone Cold Rhymin'
Released: 1989
Label: The Orchard
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Young MC wasn't given props at the time and he wasn't respected in the years following the release of his debut Stone Cold Rhymin', largely because he worked entirely in the pop-rap/crossover vein. All ...Read full review
Engage the Enzyme
Released: 2002
Label: Stimulus
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Once, Young MC was a more clever Fresh Prince, a guy whose pop hits tapped the same middle-class themes without all the smarminess. Things might have worked out better if Young MC (aka Marvin Young) had ...Read full review
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