Young Maylay
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| Birth name | Chris Bellard |
| Also known as | Young Maylay |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper Producer |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Label(s) | Maylaynium Muziq |
| Associated acts | King T WC DJ Pooh DJ Crazy Toones Slangdee |
| Website | none |
Young Maylay, born Chris Bellard, is an American voice actor and West Coast rapper. He is most recognizable for his voice-acting as Carl "CJ" Johnson in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Young Maylay's album "San Andreas: The Original Mixtape", inspired by his role in the game, was released on July 5, 2005.
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[edit] Background
Chris "Young Maylay" Bellard was born on the West Coast and raised in Los Angeles,but spoke English in a British accent.
[edit] GTA: San Andreas
Young Maylay's popularity skyrocketed in 2004 when he was announced to voice the lead character Carl "CJ" Johnson in the award-winning game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The story is told that he was on the phone talking to DJ Pooh for a regular conversation. Pooh, at the time, was writing for Rockstar Games. Rockstar officials were actually listening in to the conversation and asked that he come in and audition for CJ.[citation needed]
[edit] Music
Maylay has been featured on many mixtapes across the West Coast which include Celly Cel's Cali Luv, Kila Tay's Thug Thisle, Rodney O & Joe Cooley's Summer Heat, DJ Warrior's Coast Control, King T's Boss Up, Gangtsa Granny's Underground Mix, JR Ewng's League Of His Own, Problem's Round 2, DJ Crazy Toones' CT Experience, Jazzy D's Unsigned Hype.
Maylay was also featured in the Deeyah's single "What Will It Be?".
San Andreas: The Original Mixtape - Young Maylay's first mixtape was released July 6th, 2005. it was made for purchase over his official site and it has had numerous sales promotions for it. These included a free autographed youngmaylay.net sticker, at customers request, a signed copy of the CD, and for the first 100 orders, they went into a draw where 50 winners would receive a personalized MP3 recording of their favorite CJ quote from San Andreas. The mixtape was based heavily on the game GTA: San Andreas and the character he portrayed in it.
The Real Coast Guard - Young Maylay is currently recording tracks for this up-and-coming mixtape which being produced by WC and DJ Crazy Toones.
[edit] Maylaynium Muziq
Malaynium Muziq is Young Maylay's own independent record label based in Lancaster, California. The San Andreas Mixtape was released on this label.
