MC Breed
MC Breed , real name Eric Breed (born June 12, 1971 in Flint , Michigan , † November 22, 2008 in Ypsilanti , Michigan), was an American rapper . He worked with rappers Too Short , The DOC , Warren G and Tupac Shakur , among others . Breed died of kidney failure on November 22, 2008 .
Life
Breed is known as the first commercially successful rapper from the American Midwest. MC Breed's first album was released with the rap group DFC and was titled MC Breed & DFC . It was released through the record company SDEG Records.
1992 appeared as MC Breed's solo debut, the album 20 Below , then he released The New Breed in 1993 . This was followed by an extensive discography and a long career that was successful at times but never took him into the mainstream. His highest placement in the US charts came in 1994 with the album Funkafied , which reached number 106 on the Billboard 200 chart . During his career, he joined various rap scenes. At the beginning of his career, he and DFC were relatively independent because the group was one of the earliest rap groups from the Midwest. He later joined the West Coast hip-hop scene. He was a friend of the West Coast rapper Too Short . For his 1995 album Big Baller , he worked with Dirty South Scene.
In 1996 and 1997, To Da Beat Ch'all and Flatline were released on the Wrap Records label. Then the contract was fulfilled and MC Breed switched to Power Records (Distribution: Roadrunner Records ), where he released the album Its All Good in 1999. In the same year the compilation 2 for the Show was released , which brought together his collaborations with artists such as 2Pac and Too Short.
In 2000 he starred in the movie Dollar and participated in the soundtrack. In the same year, the best-of album The Thugz, Vol. 1 , was released, on which Too Short, Richie Rich and Bootleg from The Dayron Family are also represented. He then left Power Records. His next album The Fharmacist was released on the independent label Fharmacy Records, which ceased to exist relatively quickly. His album, which again featured Bootleg by the Dayton Family, actually remained the label's only release.
In 2004 he released his last album, The New Prescription , which was released through Urban Music Zone Entertainment, a sub-label of Psychopathic Records .
On May 11, 2006, Breed was arrested and sentenced to one year in prison for failing to pay $ 200,000 in alimony. On April 2, 2008, Breed was arrested again in Flint, Michigan for failing to pay child support. His bail was set at $ 18,000.
On September 5, 2008, the rapper was hospitalized and ventilated there after suffering kidney failure during a basketball game. Breed died in his sleep on November 22, 2008. A planned documentary and a new album were in the making at the time of his death but were no longer completed.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1991 | MC Breed & DFC |
US142 (10 weeks) US |
First published: August 13, 1991
with DFC |
| 1992 | 20 Below |
US155 (4 weeks) US |
First published: May 12, 1992
|
| 1993 | The New Breed |
US156 (15 weeks) US |
First published: April 27, 1993
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| 1994 | Funkafied |
US106 (6 weeks) US |
First published: June 7, 1994
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| 1995 | Big Baller |
US143 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 20, 1995
|
| 1999 | It's all good |
US180 (1 week) US |
First published: February 9, 1999
|
more publishments
- 1996: To Da Beat Ch'all
- 1997: Flatline
- 2001: The Fharmacist
- 2004: The New Prescription
Compilations
- 1995: The Best of
- 1997: Saucy
- 1999: 2 for the show
- 2000: The Thugz, Vol. 1
- 2000: Rare Breed
- 2002: Chopped and Screwed
- 2004: The Mix Tape
- 2007: The Hits (with DFC)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US
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| 1991 | Ain't No Future In Yo 'Fronting MC Breed & DFC |
US66 (20 weeks) US |
First published: December 1991
with DFC |
| 1993 | Gotta Get Mine The New Breed |
US96 (2 weeks) US |
First published: August 1993
|
More singles
- 1991: Just Kickin 'It (with DFC)
- 1992: I Ain't to Be Flexed With
- 1992; No Frontin 'Allowed
- 1992: Ain't Too Much Worried
- 1993: Tight
- 1994: Late Nite Creep (Booty Call)
- 1994: Seven Years / What You Want
- 1994: Everyday Ho / Flashbacks
- 1995: Well Alright
- 1995: Teach My Kids
- 1995: Sea of Bud / Some Otha
- 1996: to Da Beat Ch'All
- 1997: Guerrilla Pimpin '/ Dreamin'
- 1997: U Can't See Me / My Walls
- 1999: Playa Hatta
- 1999: Gangsta Sh * t
- 1999: It's All Good
- 2004: Rap Game / Popcorn Popper
Web links
- MC Breed in the All Music Guide (English)
- MC Breed at Discogs (English)
- MC Breed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MC Breed at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ MC Breed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ MC Breed at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ MC Breed Sentenced To Jail Over Missed Child Support Payments. In: Allhiphop.com. May 15, 2006, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ MC Breed Arrested For Child Support Bill 200k. In: Allhiphop.com. April 4, 2008, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ MC Breed Found Dead At 36. In: BallerStatus.com. November 23, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ dubcnn.com // News Archive: November 2008 // West Coast News Network //. Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
- ^ The Last MC Breed Interview. In: Allhiphop.com. November 23, 2008, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MC Breed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Breed, Eric (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flint , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 2008 |
| Place of death | Ypsilanti , Michigan |