Mel-Man
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| Birth name | Melvin Bradford |
| Born | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Genre(s) | West Coast rap |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Associated acts | Dr. Dre Eminem, Joe Beast, Young Roe |
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[edit] Early Life
Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man, is a hip hop producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mel-Man grew up in the city's toughest neighborhood known as the Hill District. He was always into music as a youth and started rapping and producing locally. He went on to become a local phenom, releasing several albums and doing shows around the Tri-State region. Mel-Man, through his buzz and with help from the likes of Sam Sneed, is also from Pittsburgh had a meeting with Dr. Dre.
[edit] Joining Aftermath
Mel-Man was introduced to Dre at the same time Dre was leaving Death Row and starting his own label. In 1996, Mel-Man was offically signed with Aftermath Entertainment. Although he was signed as a producer/artist, he was more known for his production skills. Dr. Dre took on producer Mel-Man as a co-producer, and his music took on a more synthesizer-based sound, using less vocal samples (as he had used on "Lil Ghetto Boy" and "Let Me Ride", for example). Fellow Aftermath producer Focus has credited Mel-Man as a key architect in the current Aftermath sound (see references for details).who co-produced Dr. Dre's 2001 album. He also co-produced several tracks with Dr. Dre for Eminem's second album The Marshall Mathers LP. He also performed on the track "Shittin' on the World" from the Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath compilation album.
Though a co-producer on Dr. Dre's multi-platinum 2001 album, Mel-Man has not shared co-production credits with Dr. Dre since approximately 2002. In 2003, The Source magazine reported that Mel-Man had left Aftermath, though in 2004, Focus stated that Mel-Man had since re-joined the label.
[edit] Production credits
- Xzibit's 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz: "Los Angeles Times".
- Dr. Dre's 2001: Co-production with Dr. Dre on every track except "The Message".
- Eminem's The Slim Shady LP: "Role Model" (with Dr. Dre).
- Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP: "Kill You", "Who Knew", "The Real Slim Shady", "Remember Me?", and "I'm Back" (all with Dr. Dre).
- "Soldier" - The Game
- 2006 Joe Beast Im In Tha Hood Cause um Hood Mixtape
- No Joe Beast
- Gangsta Joe Beast
- Eve's Eve Of Destruction
- Ja Rule's Judas
- Xzibit's Year 2000
- Snoop Dogg's Dog Named Snoop feat. Trey-Dee
[edit] Links and further reading
- Interview with fellow Aftermath Producer Focus (As citation that Mel-Man rejoined Aftermath in 2004)
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