Mel-Man
| Mel-Man | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melvin Breeden |
| Origin | Norfolk, VA |
| Genres | Hip hop, Reggae, POP, RnB, Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Music Mogul, Producer, composer, songwriter |
| Instruments | MPC2000 |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Aftermath, Radar Live |
| Associated acts | Dr.Dre, Gucci Mane, Yung Ralph, MC Breed, Pretty Ricky, Kafani, Buju Banton, Blood Raw, Lem Payne, Rasheeda, Freaknasty, Maceo, Canton Jones |
| Website |
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Melvin Breeden, better known as Mel-Man, is a producer from Norfolk, Virginia. He is the President and CEO of Big Cat Records and Radar Live, which Billboard Magazine placed at #13 on their list of Top Rap Labels in 2005.[1]
1990s
Mel-Man released Freak Nasty's "Da' Dip" independently in 1996 and sold more than 1.5 million copies. He was nominated for a MTV VMA award in 1997. Breeden also marketed and released independent projects from Ghetto Mafia, Spice 1, and MC Breed.
Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records, a record label co-founded by Breeden, has worked on projects such as Maceo’s Straight Out Da Pot, Rasheeda’s GA Peach, Khia’s Nasti Muzik, and Gucci Mane’s Trap House, Hard to Kill, Trap-A-Thon, and Hood Classics.
Big Cat Records has been worked with the Dipset franchise and Diplomat Records president Freekey Zekey to release his second album entitled Loyalty Is Everything.
Production credits
- Canton Jones - Your City "Lust, Drugs & Gospel"
- Young Dro - "Polo Down"
- Blood Raw - Raw Redemption
- Pretty Ricky - Pretty Ricky
- Gucci Mane - Trap House "Hard To Kill"
- Gucci Mane - Murder Was the Case "Murder for Fun"
- Buju Banton - "Toppa Di Top"
- MC Breed - It's All Good
- MC Breed - No Future in Yo' Frontin featuring Tupac (remix)
References
- ↑ "Big Cat Records to Release Gucci Mane's TRAP-A-THON On 9/25". The Free Library. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
External links
- Official website
- Mel-Man discography at Discogs