Mac Lethal
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Mac Lethal is a rapper from Kansas City, MO
of Irish
descent.
In 1998, he won several rap battles against local emcees from rival Kansas City high schools, and began to generate a buzz amongst the very small, tightly knit Kansas City underground hip-hop community. Mac entered the emcee battle at Scribble Jam hip-hop festival in August 2001 and took second place in the finals. He returned in 2002 and won the competition, and took second place in 2004. Sage Francis would later take Mac on the F*ck Clear Channel Tour in 2004.
In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis. Mac Lethal hosts Black Clover Radio Hour on the Kansas City alternative
station 96.5 The Buzz
. It has aired every Sunday night since 2006.
in 2004, Mac Lethal turned in what he thought was to be his debut album for that record label. However, following the death of his mother, he took a new approach to making music. He scrapped that version of 11:11
, releasing some tracks as the Love Potion Collection Volume 2, and began re-recording. In 2006, he released a third album in his Love Potion series, written while on tour in Canada with P.O.S. Love Potion Collection 4 contains songs that did not make it on the final Rhymesayers' released 11:11.
in the fall of 2007, he embarked on another tour in support of the album in early 2008 with fellow Black Clover Records artist Grieves. His song "Sun Storm" from 11:11
was played on Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew
, and is currently Mac's most downloaded song on iTunes
.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
descent.
Biography
Mac Lethal was born David McCleary Sheldon on July 25, 1981.In 1998, he won several rap battles against local emcees from rival Kansas City high schools, and began to generate a buzz amongst the very small, tightly knit Kansas City underground hip-hop community. Mac entered the emcee battle at Scribble Jam hip-hop festival in August 2001 and took second place in the finals. He returned in 2002 and won the competition, and took second place in 2004. Sage Francis would later take Mac on the F*ck Clear Channel Tour in 2004.
In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis. Mac Lethal hosts Black Clover Radio Hour on the Kansas City alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
station 96.5 The Buzz
KRBZ
KRBZ, FM 96.5 in Kansas City, is an Alternative rock station. The station uses the brand name 96-5 The Buzz. It is the Kansas City market's home for the syndicated program Loveline. The station is owned by Entercom Communications, and is based in Mission, Kansas.-History:KRBZ began broadcasting in...
. It has aired every Sunday night since 2006.
Debut and Early EPs
After catching the attention of Hip Hop Infinity creator Jay Seagraves via his Moon Thinker EP, Mac Lethal released his debut album, Men Are From Mars, Porn Stars Are From Earth through HHI Recordings, a record label offshoot of Seagraves' now defunct website. Mac Lethal followed with a mixtape titled The Love Potion Collection, which was originally sold through Hip Hop Infinity and came with a free copy of an early version of The Nine Situations EP. Included on The Love Potion Collection were two versions of "Pass the Ammo," an anti-war screed.The Love Potion Collection
After signing to Minneapolis-based Rhymesayers EntertainmentRhymesayers Entertainment
Rhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
in 2004, Mac Lethal turned in what he thought was to be his debut album for that record label. However, following the death of his mother, he took a new approach to making music. He scrapped that version of 11:11
11:11 (Mac Lethal album)
-Track listing:#"Backward"#"Calm Down Baby"#"Rotten Apple Pie"#"Make Out Bandit"#"Pound That Beer"#"Jihad!"#"Crazy "#"Know It All"#"Sledgehammer"#"Die Slow"#"Lithium Lips"#"Tell Me Goodbye"#"Sun Storm"#"11 Out of 10"...
, releasing some tracks as the Love Potion Collection Volume 2, and began re-recording. In 2006, he released a third album in his Love Potion series, written while on tour in Canada with P.O.S. Love Potion Collection 4 contains songs that did not make it on the final Rhymesayers' released 11:11.
11:11
Mac Lethal's Rhymesayers debut album, "11:11" was released on October 9, 2007. After going on tour with AtmosphereAtmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass, and that is held in place by the gravity of the body. An atmosphere may be retained for a longer duration, if the gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low...
in the fall of 2007, he embarked on another tour in support of the album in early 2008 with fellow Black Clover Records artist Grieves. His song "Sun Storm" from 11:11
11:11 (Mac Lethal album)
-Track listing:#"Backward"#"Calm Down Baby"#"Rotten Apple Pie"#"Make Out Bandit"#"Pound That Beer"#"Jihad!"#"Crazy "#"Know It All"#"Sledgehammer"#"Die Slow"#"Lithium Lips"#"Tell Me Goodbye"#"Sun Storm"#"11 Out of 10"...
was played on Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
, and is currently Mac's most downloaded song on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Albums
- Men are from Mars, Porn Stars are from Earth (HHI Recordings, 2002)
- 11:1111:11 (Mac Lethal album)-Track listing:#"Backward"#"Calm Down Baby"#"Rotten Apple Pie"#"Make Out Bandit"#"Pound That Beer"#"Jihad!"#"Crazy "#"Know It All"#"Sledgehammer"#"Die Slow"#"Lithium Lips"#"Tell Me Goodbye"#"Sun Storm"#"11 Out of 10"...
(Rhymesayers EntertainmentRhymesayers EntertainmentRhymesayers Entertainment is an independent hip hop record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley, Anthony Davis, Brent Sayers and Musab Saad....
, 2007) - Irish Goodbye (will be released in 2011)
Mixtapes
- The Love Potion Collection (Black Clover Records, 2003)
- The Love Potion Collection 2 (Black Clover Records, 2006)
- The Love Potion Collection 3 (Black Clover Records, 2006)
- The Love Potion Collection 4 (Black Clover Records, 2007)
- The Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (Black Clover Records, 2008)
- The Love Potion Collection 5 (Black Clover Records, 2009)
- Syntax presents Mac Lethal's Insomniac Stash Volume 1 (bootleg)
- Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 1: Original 11:11 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 2: Moonthinker (Black Clover Records, 2009)
- Blood in the Water Mixtape (Black Clover Records, 2010)
- The Love Potion Collection 6 (Black Clover Records, 2010)
- North Korean BBQ (Black Clover Records, 2011)
EPs
- Moon Thinker (Produced by Dj Cerebral) (2001)
- Nine Situations (Produced by Nezbeats (2003)
- Women of Scribble Jam (Vinyl) (2004)
- Digital Love Potion EP (2008)
- The Fred Phelps EP (2011)
Black Clover Special Reserve
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 1 (Black Clover Records 2008)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 2 (Black Clover Records 2008)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 3 (Black Clover Records 2008)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 4 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 5: Town (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 6 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 7 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 8 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 9 (Black Clover Records 2009)
- Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 10 (Black Clover Records 2010)
Also Appears On
- A1 & Mac Lethal – Fall for Anything
- African-American Zombie Lawyer & Mac Lethal & NoCanDo – Watchmen
- Akream & Mac Lethal – Beautiful Skin
- Anti Crew & Mac Lethal – Keep Talking
- The Aztext & Mac Lethal – Our Kingdom
- Brokencyde & Mac Lethal – Get Crunk (Remix)
- Brokencyde & Mac Lethal - Fall Back
- CunninLynguists & Mac Lethal – Broken Van
- CutThroat & Mac Lethal – Freak Show Anthem
- Day Laborers & Mac Lethal – Burn One
- Dez & Nobs feat. Mac Lethal - 4Trillion4
- Dylan Owen & Mac Lethal – Kiss My Ass Goodbye
- Eyenine & Mac Lethal – Sleep is for the Week
- Full Metal Chemist & Mac Lethal – Mental Chemist
- Gadzooks & Mac Lethal – Lethal Madness
- J Dirty & Mac Lethal – P.S.A
- Jabee & Mick Boogy & Mac Lethal – Live Like A Dream
- Jaze & Mac Lethal – Rap Song
- Jules Hykoo & Mac Lethal – Scram
- Justin Rent & Mac Lethal – Verses
- Main Offenders & Mac Lethal – Listen to Me Now
- Manic Obsessive & Mac Lethal – Ignant
- Max & Mac Lethal – The Rawness of the Sound
- MC Lars & Mac Lethal - The Giving Tree
- Nineteen Eighty Seven & Mac Lethal – You and Me Versus the World
- The Quintessential Homegrown & Mac Lethal – Erie Canal
- Sadistik & Mac Lethal – Ashes to Ashley
- SelfEv & Mac Lethal – Insignificant Other
- Soulcrate Music & Mac Lethal – Save a Horse, Kill a Cowboy
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& Mac Lethal – I'm Awesome(Remix) - Spott & Mac Lethal – Chained
- Taktikal Linguists & Mac Lethal – Take Me Back
- VHD & Mac Lethal – Snake Hiss
- Weatherproof & Mac Lethal- Metropolis