Father MC (born Timothy Brown) was a popular African American rapper for the Uptown Records label in the early 1990s. Discovered and signed by then-Uptown executive Sean "Puffy" Combs, he is best known for introducing the public to Uptown's successful R&B act Jodeci in the track, "Treat Them Like They Want To Be Treated" and Mary J. Blige. One of his most famous hits was "Lisa Baby", an upbeat, bouncy R&B hip hop crossover. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harell in the late-1980s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an African-American record producer, CEO, and rapper. ... R&B redirects here. ... Jodeci is an American musical group, whose repertoire included R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. ... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is an American R&B, soul, and hip hop soul singer, songwriter, occasional rapper, record producer, and actress who has sold over forty million records worldwide. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

Father MC straddled the line between hip-hop and new jack swing, which resulted in a number 20 hit, "I'll Do 4 U," from his debut album, Father's Day, in 1990. The backing track sampled from "Got to Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn. Nearly two years after his debut, Father MC followed with "Close to You". Its success was almost guaranteed by Father MC's appearance on the CD, Uptown MTV Unplugged. Also he did a street lifestyle track "Pimp or Die" on Who's the Man? (original movie soundtrack). New Jack Swing, or swingbeat[1], is a hybrid style popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s, which fuses hip-hop with rhythms, samples and production techniques with the urban contemporary sound of R&B. The new jack swing style developed as many previous R&B styles did... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ... Got To Be Real is a song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-title album. ... Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith, 11 March 1957, in Los Angeles, California) is a known disco, R&B and soul singer, who scored fame then success beginning in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. ... CD redirects here. ... Whos The Man? is a 1993 American comedy directed by the late Ted Demme. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... A film soundtrack is the music that is from or inspired by a feature film. ...

Father MC was formerly a dancehall reggae performer, and there was some reggae influence interspersed with the sentimental love lyrics and hip-hop production. After a four-year studio hiatus, he returned in 1999 with No Secrets, and another lengthy pause preceded 2003's My. Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Look up lyrics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In the late 1990s, Father MC posed fully nude for Playgirl magazine. Playgirl is a monthly lifestyle magazine published in the United States that features seminude or fully nude men. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 2006, Father MC was on the BET Awards. The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, shooting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. ...

In 2007 Father Mc re-introduced himself as Fambody. He is currently engaged to Pilar Fort , a former Miss Black America Pagent Winner.