Bio
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.
