Mac Lethal
| Mac Lethal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David McCleary Sheldon |
| Also known as | Uncle Mac[1] |
| Born | July 25, 1981 |
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, songwriter, radio host, author |
| Instruments | Vocals, sampler, keyboards |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | HHI Recordings, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Black Clover Records |
| Associated acts | Seven, Murs, Sage Francis, Grieves, Budo, Atmosphere |
| Website |
maclethal |
David McCleary Sheldon (born July 25, 1981), better known by his stage name Mac Lethal,[2] is an American hip hop recording artist, of Irish descent, from Kansas City, Missouri.[3] He is also the founder of Black Clover Records[4] and is a radio host on KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz show, Black Clover Radio.[5]
Career
Mac Lethal released his debut album, Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth, on HHI Recordings in 2002.[6] Sage Francis took him on the Fuck Clear Channel Tour in 2004.[7]
In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis, who had been running the Datura Label.[4] In 2007, he released the album entitled 11:11 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.[8]
In November 2011, Mac Lethal released a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to "Look at Me Now" while he prepares a dish of pancakes in his kitchen. The video became a viral hit and got millions of views in a matter of days and led to interviews on websites like CNN and The Washington Post.[9][10]
Mac Lethal is also responsible for a Tumblr feed called "Texts from Bennett", in which he purports to divulge text message conversations between himself and his cousin Bennett. Although some have questioned whether or not Bennett is a real person, he insists that the conversations are 100% genuine.[11] He released the novel of the same name on Simon & Schuster in 2013.[12]
Discography
Albums
- Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth (2002)
- 11:11 (2007)
- Irish Goodbye (2011)
Mixtapes
- The Love Potion Collection (2003)
- The Love Potion Collection 2 (2006)
- The Love Potion Collection 3 (2006)
- The Love Potion Collection 4 (2007)
- The Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (2008)
- The Love Potion Collection 5 (2009)
- Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 1: Original 11:11 (2009)
- Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 2: Moonthinker (2009)
- Blood in the Water Mixtape (2010)
- The Love Potion Collection 6 (2010)
- North Korean BBQ (2011)
EPs
- Moon Thinker (2001)
- Nine Situations (2003)
- Women of Scribble Jam (2004) (with Murs)
- Digital Love Potion (2008)
- Daytrotter Session (2008)
- Fast as Hell Though (2011)
- Postcards from Kansas City (2013)
Singles
- "Make-Out Bandit" b/w "Pound That Beer" (2007)
- "Undertow" (2009)
- "Lookin Bro" (2009)
- "Look at Me Now" (2011)
- "How to Make Your Own Chick-Fil-A" (2012)
- "You're vs. Your" (2012)
- "Beatbox + iPhone + Guitar + Fast Rap = Win" (2012)
- "Alphabet Insanity" (2014)
- "Incredible Mozart Rap" (2014)
Guest appearances
- Al Japro - "Detour" from Seasoned By... (2004)
- Deep Thinkers - "We Live in Kansas City And..." from Necks Move (2004)
- Rick Whispers - "Bottles" from Awed by the Backdrop (2006)
- Sadistik - "Ashes to Ashley" from The Balancing Act (2008)
- The Let Go - "No Difference" from Tomorrow Handles That (2008)
- Abadawn - "Got It Wrong" from Good Villain (2008)
- CunninLynguists - "Broken Van (Thinking of You)" from Strange Journey Volume One (2009)
- Solar One - "Palette" from Dark Days Pass (2009)
- The Day Laborers - "Burn One" from The Learning Process (2009)
- Ces Cru - "Guntitled" from The Playground (2009)
- LX-Beats - "Crazy Venomous" and "Thug or What" from Poor Man's Luxury (2009)
- Dez & Nobs - "4 Trillion 4" from Rocky Dennis (2010)
- Noah23 - "Foot Loose" from Heart of Rock (2010)
- Sole - "Fuck Wells Fargo" from Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel (2011)
- Abstrakt Thought & Justin Rent - "Strange Radio" (2011)
- The Quintessential Homegrown - "Erie Canal" (2011)
- Spose - "I'm Awesome (Remix)" from Happy Medium (2011)
- Warrbuckss - "Hold On" (2011)
- Copywrite - "White Democrats" from God Save the King (2012)
- Rhyme Progression - "Broken Down" from Awoken EP (2012)
- Apathy - "O'Doyle Rules" from It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 3: Fire Walk with Me (2012)
- Center of Attention - "Bender (Remix)" (2013)
- Swab - "Twilight Time" from Panorama Playground (2013)
- Tha Grit - "Brother David" (2013)
- D. Lector - "Drugs Tonight" (2014)
Works Cited
- Texts from Bennett: A Novel (2013)
References
- ↑ Chester, Britt (November 21, 2010). "Mac Lethal at the Marquis". Westword.
- ↑ Harper, Jason (November 7, 2005). "Lethal Attraction". The Pitch.
- ↑ Koch, Kyle (November 23, 2010). "Mac Lethal". The Pitch.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rohla, Bill (2009). "The Future of Midwest Hip Hop". High Plains Reader.
- ↑ Harper, Jason (November 3, 2009). "Mac Lethal calls for local songs to play on Black Clover Radio". The Pitch.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (August 2002). "Mac Lethal - Men Are From Mars, Pornstars Are From Earth". Exclaim!.
- ↑ "Fuck Clear Channel Tour". The Wake Student Magazine. March 31, 2004.
- ↑ McGarvey, Evan (November 19, 2007). "Mac Lethal: 11:11". Pitchfork Media.
- ↑ "Pancake rapper Mac Lethal on romantic cheesecake, BBQ and the second best cuisine on Earth". CNN. December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ↑ Crum, Haley (December 2, 2011). "Rapper Mac Lethal on "Texts From Bennett" Tumblr, rapping about pancakes and more.". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "Texts From Bennett: Mac Lethal Speaks About His Internet Sensations". The Huffington Post. December 2, 2011.
- ↑ Hagni, Jonna (August 8, 2013). "Coming soon — Texts from Bennett, A Novel". Vox Talk. Vox.
External links
- Official website
- Mac Lethal on Twitter
- Mac Lethal on SoundCloud
- Mac Lethal discography at Discogs
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