Craig Mack
| Craig Mack | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 10, 1971 Queens, New York, United States |
| Origin | Brentwood, Long Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1988–2006 |
| Labels |
Bad Boy Records(1993-1997) Street Life Records (1997-?) |
| Associated acts | Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray, Q-Tip, Black Rob |
Craig Mack (born May 10, 1971) is a former American rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name. The remix of the single was the breakout appearance of The Notorious B.I.G., as well as one of the first solo appearances by Busta Rhymes. The success of The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album Ready To Die overshadowed Mack's early success on the Bad Boy label.
Although Puff Daddy mentioned in a 1994 interview on MTV's Yo! MTV Raps that he was working with Mack on his second album, which was to be released sometime in January the following year, this proved to not be the case. Present at that interview (which also included The Notorious B.I.G.), Mack himself appeared puzzled by the statement.[1] Mack did release a second album in 1997, but none of the singles charted and Mack was unable to repeat his success. In an interview, Biggie Smalls says he appeared on the remix of "Flava In Ya Ear" for political reasons for Puffy. In 2002, Mack would appear in the music video for Puffy's single "I Need a Girl (Part One)".
After a few attempts to be successful in the early-2000s it was said that Mack was working on his third studio album in 2002, which was set to be release in 2007. The single "Mack Tonight" was released for the album in 2006. Mack then disappeared in the hip-hop industry until in 2012 a video was leaked on YouTube, saying he had joined a cult, surprising family members and fans. As of 2012, Mack resides in the Overcomer Ministry located in Walterboro, South Carolina.[2]
On November 26, 2012, Beazylife Distribution released a new Craig Mack mixtape, 'Operation Why2K? - Hosted by B-Eazy', through DatPiff.com.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [4] | |||
| Project: Funk da World |
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21 | 6 | |
| Operation: Get Down |
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46 | 17 | |
Singles
| Years | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [7] |
US Rap [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||
| 1994 | "Flava in Ya Ear" | 9 | 4 | 1 | 57 |
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Project: Funk Da World | ||
| "Get Down" | 38 | 17 | 2 | 54 |
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| 1997 | "What I Need" | — | 55 | 16 | — | Operation: Get Down | |||
| 1998 | "Style" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| [10] | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Diddy/Puff Daddy CAUGHT Lying to Craig Mack about 2nd album!!!". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ Nicola Menzie, "Rapper Craig Mack, Now a Christian, Testifies of Leaving 'Wickedness' for 'Righteousness' in Church Video," The Christian Post, August 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2011..He know resides in Baldwin Hills, Ca
- 1 2 3 "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ↑ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Craig Mack : Allmusic : Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Craig-Mack-Operation-Why2k-mixtape.422915.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_SJBlFSZ1GZzUqJKB8N2bKeHbfKdliwG
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