Young MC's Information
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About Us:
Marvin Young (aka Young MC) was born
May 10, 1967 in the town of Neasden in
London, England. His family left
England and came to Queens New York
near Hollis, home of Run-DMC. He began
rapping at the age of 10 and continued
honing his skills until he was signed
to Delicious Vinyl in 1987 during his
junior year of college. While
completing his last 2 years at USC,
Young MC helped write "Wild Thing" and
"Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Loc. Wild
Thing would sell nearly 4 million
copies and Funky Cold Medina would
sell well over 2 million copies. Bust
A Move was the final song that Young
MC recorded for his 1989 debut album,
Stone Cold Rhymin. In January 1990
Young MC won the American Music Award
for Best Rap Artist. In February 1990
Young MC won a Grammy Award for Best
Rap Performance. He also won the
Billboard Award for the Best New Pop
Artist in December 1990. Stone Cold
Rhymin was the last album that many
people remember from Young MC. To date
Young MC has recorded eight studio
albums. The albums include Brainstorm,
Whats The Flavor, Return Of The One
Hit Wonder, Aint Goin Out Like That,
Engage The Enzyme, Adrenaline Flow and
Relentless. Young MC also released an
online compilation of previously
unreleased tracks and re-recordings
entitled B-Sides, Demos and Remixes.
Songs from these later Young MC albums
were featured in network television
shows including NBCs Scrubs and Knight
Rider, ABCs Ugly Betty and HBOs
Entourage. They were also used in
trailers for the films Four Brothers,
Crossover and Barnyard; as well as
being included in video games like EA
Sports Tiger Woods 09. Young MC also
continued his success as a songwriter,
teaming up with Will Wheaton to write
Anastacia's "Not That Kind" The song
was the title track to her debut album
which has sold nearly 10 million
copies to date. Young MC has done
extensive work in music production for
television and commercials. He created
original music and was the spokesman
for Pepsis Cool Cans campaign in 1990
which led to a similar advertising
campaign for Taco Bell. Young MC also
composed and performed all of the
original music for The Sports
Illustrated For Kids Show in 1997-98.
And in 2004, Young MCs track Rollin
was the soundtrack for the Burger King
national campaign Open Til Late. Young
MC has also made several interesting
television appearances. In 2002, he
was a contestant on Weakest Link—Rap
Stars Edition. Young MC won the game
show, besting rapper Xzibit in the
finals. In September 2005 Young MC was
cast in the VH1 reality show Celebrity
Fit Club 3. By seasons end, he lost
the most weight in the All-Star cast,
shedding 39 pounds in 14 weeks. Young
MC also appeared n a special episode
of The Best Damn Sports Show Period
which featured The Top 50 Sports
Moments Of The 80s. On the show, Young
MC performed live alongside hip-hop
legends KRS-1 and Kool Moe Dee. Young
MC also acted in and Executive
Produced the Award-Winning 2005
Canadian film The Zero Sum. In 2009
Young MC landed a cameo role in the
Jason Reitman film Up In The Air
starring George Clooney. Young MC
performed Bust A Move live on stage in
the film. In fall 2009, Bust A Move
was prominently featured in the Sandra
Bullock film The Blind Side. Bust A
Move was also featured in the wildly
popular Fox television show Glee in
October 2009. In January 2010 Young MC
worked with DJ AL3 of the UFC and
co-producer Beat Jacker to create new
dance remixes of his melodic tune
Babe. Young MC is adding to a legacy
of providing music and entertainment
to the masses which has lasted more
than two decades.
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