Madchild

Madchild
Birth name Shane Bunting
Also known as Mad, 57, The Misguided Angel, Little Monster, Red Flag, The General, The Underground King, Super Beast
Born October 21, 1975
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, songwriter, record producer, CEO
Years active 1993–present
Labels Suburban Noize Records
Associated acts Swollen Members, Snak the Ripper,SonReal, Rock Steady Crew, Moka Only, Souls of Mischief, Dilated Peoples, DJ Vadim, DJ Flipout, Q-Bert, Prevail, Rob The Viking, Tre Nyce, Demrick, Trash Gordon (Rapper), Gangis Khan aka Camoflauge, Young Kazh, , K then, Silance, Tech N9ne, Glasses Malone, Kc the protege, Sophia Danai, Dutch Robinson,Phil the Agony, DJ Revolution, Bonus Track, Classified, Oxxxymiron. Dave Mac

Shane Bunting (born October 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Madchild, is a Canadian rapper. He is part of the Vancouver-based hip hop group Swollen Members. In 2009, he released a solo EP entitled The Madchild EP. in 2012 he released his first album, titled Dope Sick and another in 2013 titled Lawn Mower Man. In 2001, he was named after a member of the legendary 'Rock Steady Crew'.

Personal life

Bunting was born in North Vancouver and attended Carson Graham and Sutherland high schools. He moved to San Francisco when he was 20 years old, and returned to British Columbia in the mid-1990s.[2]

He recovered from an opioid painkiller addiction.[2]

Career

In August 2011, he returned to his roots by taking part in a rap battle for King of the Dot. He went up against Dirtbag Dan and won on a 3-2 decision.[3] He was scheduled to return to King of the Dot in August 2012 to battle with the Australian rapper 360,[4][5] however, the battle was postponed,[6] as 360 was scheduled to receive ocular surgery at the time of the event.[7] Madchild has said that he is still interested in doing the battle.[8]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
Dope Sick
  • Released: August 28, 2012
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –
Lawn Mower Man
  • Released: August 6, 2013
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
Claustrophobic
  • Released: 1995
  • Label:
– – –
The Mad Child EP
  • Released: July 1, 2009
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –
Banned from America
  • Released: February 15, 2011
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –
King of Pain
  • Released: August 2, 2011
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –
Little Monster EP
  • Released: January 24, 2012
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –
Switched On EP
  • Released: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Battle Axe Records, Suburban Noize
 – – –

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
M.A.D.E.: Misguided Angel Destroys Everything
  • Released: July 7, 2011
  • Label: Battle Axe Records
 – – –

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Ballistic" 2013 Swisha T N/A
"Look Up (Signs)" Classified, Kardinal Offishall Classified
"Bobby Be Real" 2014 Slaine, Tech N9ne The King of Everything Else
"Live This" SonReal N/A
"Transform" 2014 Bloodstepp Grand Theft Ufo: Floppy Disk Edition

Music videos

Year Song Director(s) Album
2011 "Hangin' On By a Thread" mr.Invisible M.A.D.E. (mixtape)
"Dead Man Walking Vol. 1" mr.Invisible
"Dead Man Walking Vol. 2" mr.Invisible
"Fuck Madchild" Phillip Carrer & Chad Archibald Little Monster EP
2012 "Shit Talker" D-Shot
"Dungeon Dragon" D-Shot King of Pain EP
"Wanted" D-Shot Dope Sick
"Gremlin" Gabriel Carrer King of Pain EP
"Mr. Peter Parker Freestyle" D-Shot Unreleased
"Out Of My Head" Aspect Dope Sick
"Devil`s Reject" David McDonald
"Monster" David McDonald
"Jitters" David McDonald
"Runaway" Justin Donnelly
"Broken Mirror" Patrick Lozinski The Mad Child EP
"Cyphin" D-Shot Little Monster EP
2013 "Last Emperor" D-Shot Lawn Mower Man
"Prefontaine" D-Shot
"Grenade Launcher" (feat. Slaine & Prevail ) D-Shot Dope Sick
"Tiger Style" D-Shot Lawn Mower Man
"Nature Of The Beast" D-Shot
"Underground King" D-Shot
"It Gets Better" Jon Thomas
"Crazy" David McDonald
"Lawn Mower Man" D-Shot
"Blood Beast" D-Shot
"Chainsaw" (feat. Slaine) Slaine & D-Shot
2014 "The Adventures Of Super Beast" D-Shot
"Switched On" Ryan Lindow Switched On EP
"White Knuckles" Ryan Lindow
"Never Die" Ryan Lindow
"Amadeus" Ryan Lindow
"Tom Cruise" Luke Soanes
"The Jackel" SGZ Silver Tongue Devil
"Blitzkrieg" Ryan Lindow Switched On EP
"On One" videostudio
2015 "Mental"(feat. Demrick) Jakob Owens Silver Tongue Devil

Legal troubles

In early 2011, it was reported that Bunting was banned from entering the United States, due to alleged links to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Bunting said that he was detained at an American airport for approximately eight hours before being told he could not enter the country, and had been working with a lawyer in San Diego, California, to rectify the situation.[9][10] On July 11, 2013, it was announced via the Swollen Members Facebook page that Madchild was once again allowed to enter the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Battle Axe Records | Faze Magazine". Fazeteen.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pescod, Nicholas M. (2013-10-11). "Madchild pushes for a positive vibe". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  3. ↑ "KOTD - WD2 - Dirtbag Dan vs MadChild (Swollen Members)". YouTube. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ↑ "KOTD | WD3 | 360 vs Madchild Announced". BattleFix. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  6. ↑ "[*K.O.T.D.*] - MAD CHILD vs 360 *POSTPONED* | Rapmusic.com". Board.rapmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. ↑ "360 To Undergo Eye Surgery - Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture". Music Feeds. 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  8. ↑ "KOTD - Media - @MadChild57 (MADCHILD) INTERVIEW". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ DeMara, Bruce (5 January 2011). "Vancouver rapper Madchild barred from entering U.S.". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

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