Young MC
Young MC at the 1990 Grammy Awards
Background information
Birth name	Marvin Young
Born	10 May 1967

Young MC (born Marvin Young on 10 May 1967 in London, England) is a former rapper most known for his 1989 hit, "Bust a Move", which won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Recording. His debut album, Stone Cold Rhymin', is generally seen as a brilliant pop rap album. It was re-issued by Rhino Records and originally recorded on the Delicious Vinyl record label. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 472 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (689 × 875 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Rapping, also known as Emceeing, MCing, Rhyme spitting, Spitting, or just Rhyming, is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes, one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. ... 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. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pop rap (sometimes referred to as hip pop) is the name given to a style of hip hop that has a strong pop music influences. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded in 1987 by Matt Dike and Michael Ross. ...

Early life

Young was born in South Wimbledon, London, but was raised in Queens, New York. After graduating from Hunter College High School in New York City, he moved to the opposite coast to attend the University of Southern California. He graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in economics, which he received before Stone Cold Rhymin completed production. Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... For other uses of the acronym HCHS, see HCHS (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan in June 2006. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Music career

In addition to producing the hit "Bust a Move," (bass-line provided by Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea and lead vocals sung by Stevie Wonder's studio background vocalist Crystal Blake), Young MC was also an accomplished songwriter, having co-written the hits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Loc. In 1990, he appeared in several Taco Bell and Pepsi commercials. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Tone Loc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist turned actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, almost hoarse voice. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pepsi Cola, is a cola soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... A television advertisement or commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ...

Even though his follow-up to "Bust a Move," "Principal's Office," did not become a huge hit, it was still nominated for Best Rap Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ...

Young's follow-up album, Brainstorm, began his fade into obscurity. The first single from the album, “That’s the Way Love Goes,” received some play on MTV, but very little radio airplay. The song failed to be a hit, and signaled that Young MC had drifted out of favor with the ever-changing music scene. Despite that, Young MC continued to record albums into the new millennium. His later albums favor East Coast Rap, West Coast Rap and conscious minded Hip Hop instead of the Crunk and Southern Rap that were popular during the early-mid 2000s. Airplay is a technical term used in the radio industry to state how frequently a song is being played on a radio station. ... In the early 1990s, two styles of hip hop were popular. ... In the 1980s, hip hop music began to break into the mainstream of the United States. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Crunk is a type of hip hop music, classified as a subdivision of Memphis rap and Dirty South. ... Southern rap (or Dirty South hip-hop) is a type of hip hop music that emerged in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities such as New Orleans, Miami, Atlanta, Memphis, Houston, and Dallas. ...

Young MC was briefly featured on the 2002 VH1 program 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. In 2002, he also appeared on the hip hop edition of The Weakest Link, of which he was the winner. He returned to the spotlight in 2006 by appearing on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club 3. VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... Weakest Link UK Version The Weakest Link (now officially titled Weakest Link) is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. ... Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. ...

Cultural References

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine turned "Bust a Move" into a swingin' Lounge style on their 2006 album "The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese". Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California, playing popular rap, rock, metal, and pop songs in a swanky lounge music style. ... The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

"Bust a Move" is the track which accompanies the beginning of the closing credits of 2006 film You, Me and Dupree. It is also the first song played in a trailer of the film Norbit. You, Me and Dupree is a comedy film released on July 14, 2006. ... Norbit is a 2007 comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring its co-writer, Eddie Murphy, in three leading roles. ...

"Bust a Move" was ranked #85 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders. VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...

"Bust A Move" was sampled for an advertisement campaign Old Navy Tunicks. MC Lyte rapped the ad's theme song called, Bust A Tunick. Old Navy is a brand of clothing and chain of stores owned by Gap Inc. ... MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ...

“Stress Test” was featured in the movie Crossover as well as the trailer for Four Brothers. Crossover is a 2006 basketball film. ... Four Brothers is a jazz standard composed by Jimmy Giuffre and performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra. ...

“Get Your Boogie On” was used in the trailer for the animated film Barnyard. Barnyard is a computer-animated film, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures, that was released on August 4, 2006 (October 20, 2006 in the United Kingdom). ...

“Feel The Love” was in both the television shows Entourage and Wonderfalls. Entourage is an Emmy Award winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase—a young A-list movie star—and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... Wonderfalls is a television series whose plot centers on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. ...

“Rollin’” was featured in the national Burger King “Open All Night” campaign. Burger King (often abbreviated to BK) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling burgers, french fries, soft drinks, desserts, and various sandwiches. ...

William Shatner performed "Bust a Move" in an ad for Priceline, in the spoken-word style for which he is well known. William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ... Priceline. ...

In an episode of Scrubs, My Conventional Wisdom, Turk and J.D. meet the Old Young MC, who can only say the phrase "Bust a move." J.D considers this a problem and suggests he find help. Scrubs is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy/dramedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... My Conventional Wisdom is the 137th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. ...

Recent Times

Young currently lives in Arizona and still does concerts. One of the most recent high profile concerts Young MC was a part of was WKTU New York's Beatstock in mid 2006. Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... 103. ...

In 2007, Young MC completed his latest album entitled Adrenaline Flow. Songs from the album will be submitted to movies, TV shows, commercials, video games, and other alternative outlets for licensing.

Discography

Albums

• 1989 Stone Cold Rhymin' (Delicious Vinyl) The Billboard 200 # 9, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #8
• 1991 Brainstorm (Capitol) The Billboard 200 #66, Top R&B/Hip-Hp Albums #61
• 1993 What's the Flavour (Capitol)
• 1997 Return of the 1 Hit Wonder (Overall)
• 2000 Ain't Going Out Like That (Young Man Moving) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #85
• 2002 Engage the Enzyme (Stimulus)
• 2007 Adrenaline Flow (Young Man Moving)

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Singles

• 1989 "Bust a Move" feat. Crystal Blake US #7
• 1989 "Principal's Office" US #33
• 1990 "I Come Off" US #75
• 1991 "That's the Way Love Goes" US #54
• 1997 "Madame Buttafly"
• 1997 "On & Poppin'"
• 2000 "Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
• 2002 "Heatseeker"