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Infobox musical artist | name = Mac| image =| caption = deletable image-caption|Thursday, 27 August 2009|date=July 2011| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = McKinley Phipps| alias = Mac The Camouflage Assassin Lil Mac| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|7|30Citation needed|date=January 2010| death_date =| origin = New Orleans , Louisiana , United States|USA | instrument =| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 1989–2001| label = No Limit Records|No Limit / Priority Records|Priority | associated_acts = Master P , C-Murder , Silkk the Shocker , Fiend (rapper)|Fiend , Soulja Slim , Mystikal , Mia X , Kane & Abel (hip hop group)|Kane & Abel | website =| notable_instruments = McKinley Phipps (born July 30, 1977 Citation needed|date=January 2010), better know by his stage name Mac , is an United States|American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans ' 3rd Ward of New Orleans|3rd Ward , and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P 's No Limit Records , both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.
Music career
Mac started his music career as a kid rapper in the year 1990. He then went by the stage name Lil Mac, and at 13 years old he released his debut album The Lyrical Midget . The album was one of the earliest commercial hip-hop albums to come out of New Orleans , and featured some production from New Orleans producer Mannie Fresh . It was not very successful though Lil Mac would not be heard from for another 7 years.
In 1997 he changed his stage name from Lil Mac to just Mac and signed with Master P 's No Limit Records . He made guest appearances on many other artists' albums before releasing his own. He was featured on Master P 's Ghetto D , Mystikal 's Unpredictable (Mystikal album)|Unpredictable , and Mia X 's Unlady Like , among others. The next year, 1998, Mac released his second solo album and first with No Limit, Shell Shocked (album)|Shell Shocked . The album is Mac's most commercially successful to date, reaching #11 on the Billboard 200 .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p310225|pure_url=yes Mac again was featured on many other No Limit releases that year. In 1999 he released his second album on the label, World War III (Mac album)|World War III . While it was still on the label, this release differed from usual No Limit releases in that it was not exclusively produced by the production team The Medicine Men|Beats by the Pound , and featured only three guest spots from major No Limit names Master P , C-Murder , and Silkk the Shocker .Allmusic|class=album|id=r433171|pure_url=yes The album did not fare as well commercially as his first No Limit release, peaking at #44 on the Billboard 200 .
World War III (Mac album)|World War III would be Mac's last album released on No Limit and his last solo album to date, as he would be sentenced to a 30 year prison term in 2001. In 2000 he did join the group 504 Boyz , whose name was a reference to the area code 504 . The group was a collective of other No Limit rappers such as Master P , Silkk the Shocker , and C-Murder . Mac was with their group for one album, 2000's Goodfellas (504 Boyz album)|Goodfellas , which went gold and reached #2 on the Billboard 200 . He was featured prominently on the group's hit single "Wobble Wobble", rapping the first verse and the chorus. The song reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
In 2007, while Mac was still serving his prison term, No Limit released the album The Lost Tapes (Mac album)|The Lost Tapes , which consisted of unreleased material Mac recorded with the label.
Legal Issues
On September 21, 2001, Mac was convicted of manslaughter charges for the death of 22-year-old Barron C. Victor Jr.cite news |title=Rapper convicted of manslaughter in nightclub slaying |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=AD& p_theme=ad& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0EEC350864D7D6D2& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The Advocate |location=Baton Rouge, La. |date=2001-09-25 |accessdate=2008-09-08 Though Mac maintains his claim of innocence, he is currently serving a 30-year to life prison term.
Discography
Solo albums
Year
Title
Chart positions
Billboard 200>U.S.
Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums>U.S. R& B
1990
The Lyrical Midget
Released: 1990
Label: Yo& #33; Records
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-
1998
Shell Shocked
Released: July 21, 1998
Label: No Limit Records|No Limit / Priority Records|Priority
11
4
1999
World War III
Released: September 28, 1999
Label: No Limit / Priority
44
6
Collaboration albums
2000: Goodfellas (504 Boyz album)|Goodfellas (With the 504 Boyz )
Singles
Year !! Song !! Album
1990
1996
1998
1999
References
Reflist
External links
myspace|macphipps|Mac
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p310225|label=Mac
No Limit Records Persondata | NAME = Mac | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = July 30, 1977 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Mac Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers Category:American people convicted of manslaughter Category:American prisoners and detainees Category:No Limit Records artists Category:Rappers from New Orleans, Louisiana
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