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Encyclopedia > Michie Mee

Michie Mee (born Michelle McCullock) is a Canadian rapper and actor of Jamaican descent.


In 1987, Michie Mee was featured on the all-Canadian hip hop compilation Break'n Out which was produced by KRS-One and Scott La Rock of Boogie Down Productions. She was the first Canadian rapper to sign a deal with an American record label, First Priority/Atlantic in 1988. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with artists such as MC Lyte, Shabba Ranks, Dream Warriors and Patra. In addition to her solo career, she has been a vocalist for the alternative rock band Raggadeath, who had a Canadian chart hit in 1995 with "One Life". KRS-One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. ... Scott Sterling (March 2, 1962–August 27, 1987), better known by his stage name Scott La Rock, was the original DJ for the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. ... Boogie Down Productions (1989) Boogie Down Productions was originally composed of KRS One, D Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer, 11 October 1970, Brooklyn, New York) is a female rap artist. ... Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, 17 January 1966, Sturgetown, St Anns, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist. ... The Dream Warriors are King Lou and Capital Q, a pair of Toronto-based alternative rappers. ... Patra is the stage name taken by Dorothy Smith, a dance music and reggae singer born on January 22, 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Raggadeath were a dancehall reggae band in the 1980s. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...


As an actor, she was featured in the CBC Television series Drop the Beat and the films My Baby's Daddy and In Too Deep. CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... Drop the Beat was a Canadian television series, which aired on the CBC in 2000. ... My Babys Daddy is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Cheryl Dunye. ... In Too Deep is a 1999 crime-drama film, written by Michael Henry Brown and Paul Aaron, and directed by Michael Rymer. ...


Discography

  • Jamaican Funk, Canadian Style (1991)
  • The First Cut is the Deepest (2000)
  • ROCK RAP REGGAE MEE(RELEASE 2008) [citation needed]

Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

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The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is a Canadian public filmmaking organization established to produce and distribute films that inform Canadians and promote Canada around the world. ... Canadian hip hop developed much more slowly than the rock music scene. ... Maestro is the stage name of Wesley Williams (born 1968 in Toronto, Ontario), a Canadian hip hop artist and actor. ...

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CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Michie Mee & L.A. Luv (190 words)
In 1988, Michie Mee & L.A. Luv cut a 12" single 'On This Mike'.
After Michie Mee had publicized run-in with the law, the duo fell apart.
DJ L.A. Luv went on to join the Dream Warriors; Michie Mee went solo and opened shows opened for the likes of Salt 'N Pepa, Sinead O'Connor and legendary reggae singer Judy Mowatt.
UWO Gazette - Volume 94, Issue 68 (602 words)
On The First Cut is the Deepest, Michie Mee spits an impressive, freestyle-sounding flow that resembles the skills of Chuck D and MC Lyte in their prime.
Michie Mee's current single, "Ripped Mee Off," allows her to showcase this lyrical ability over a Grassroots-produced reggae beat, while she tears apart the egos of Canadians who run to the States in order to make it big.
Michie only seems to slip up on songs like "Still Here," "Cut Off," and "Fun Surround Dem," when she succumbs to the stereotype that MCs need to excessively swear and shout in order to get their point across.
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