M-Doc
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = M-Doc
| birth_name = Marc Williams
| background = solo_singer
| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Rapper, music producer
| years_active = 1988-active
}}
Marc Williams (known as M-Doc), is a rap artist and producer, who was signed to RCA Records and Smash Records in the 1990s. He scored minor chart success with the singles "Free", and "It's a Summer Thang" featuring Chantay Savage.{{cite news|last=Flick|first=Larry|title=Single Reviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=m.doc+featuring+chantay+savage&pg=PA84|accessdate=16 October 2012|newspaper=Billboard|date=2 July 1994}}{{cite news|title=Bubbling Under: Hot R&B Singles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=it%27s+a+summer+thang&pg=PA24|accessdate=16 October 2012|newspaper=Billboard|date=30 July 1994}} He is currently the president of Indasoul Entertainment.{{cite web | title = M. Doc | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/artist/17638-M-Doc?srsltid=AfmBOopWL0Opox9MYiaXz8XnB4mjVD1oZNETIwf689XmwUSL2AjYJz5h | access-date = March 10, 2025}}
Biography
=Early life=
Williams grew up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Whitney Young High School in 1987, where he played basketball and was nicknamed "Doc", because he liked NBA basketball star Julius Erving. Williams stated that he started off with a group of friends on the South Side, and used to go to his basement, where his father had enough equipment to get some beats together; they made eight different songs, put them on tape, and sold them at their high schools by hand. The group was called "BP3", because all three members were basketball players.{{cite news | agency = Contributed Content | title = M. Doc | work = Chicago Tribune | date = August 30, 1991 | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-30-9103050073-story.html | accessdate = June 10, 2022}}
=Music career=
Williams began his music career when local producer Steve "Silk" Hurley heard one of his tapes, and the two collaborated to record "It's Percussion", with Hurley handling the music, and Williams billed as "M-Doc" for the first time, rapping; the single came out on London's Jack Trax Records.{{cite web | title = M. Doc - It's Percussion | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/20908-M-Doc-Its-Percussion?srsltid=AfmBOordnrnNvTwcKEJFXhqAsyHnoA3nyyTRkYyABXrLk1yk_ReToikc | access-date = March 24, 2025}} He signed with Smash Records and released his debut album Universal Poet in 1991;{{cite web | title = M. Doc - Universal Poet | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/3362283-M-Doc-Universal-Poet?srsltid=AfmBOoqUsOIzT0f4RXvDZp9UyYsbEPgPqMTA62NB3s7nocWVw43FE_L3 | access-date = March 24, 2025}} the album featured two singles, "Are U Wid It?" (which sampled Prince's "I Wanna Be Your Lover"), and "Whatever U Need".{{cite web | title = M. Doc - Are U Wid It? | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/594846-M-Doc-Are-U-Wid-It?srsltid=AfmBOor1XQ0EiUCJD_XNDKICBcS0bhkujH0bWiqW2ndXAyuZWL_73x-b | access-date = March 24, 2025}}{{cite web | title = M. Doc - Whatever U Need | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/6557114-M-Doc-Whatever-U-Need?srsltid=AfmBOorMLjrOitDsHn4bFDR-ssT1xoZL6Q_CugEC5PpEURLVM6kvDJPx | access-date = March 24, 2025}}
M-Doc then signed with RCA Records and released his second album, M. Doc Wit Stevio: C'mon Getcha Groove On in 1995,{{cite web | title = M. Doc Wit Stevio - C'mon Getcha Groove On | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/3540025-M-Doc-Wit-Stevio-CMon-Getcha-Groove-On?srsltid=AfmBOoqqrQu-S7cEp0uWMrk-DGw3cJ2HUWR04IrMeY6C7PrEn_zsWnOJ | access-date = March 24, 2025}} which featured the singles, "It's a Summer Thang" featuring Chantay Savage, and "Like 'Em Like That (Guess I'm Just a Freak)".{{cite web | title = M. Doc - It's a Summer Thang | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/89793-M-Doc-Its-A-Summer-Thang?srsltid=AfmBOorQxe2LNd2a1_fuuc98CNGaDBldJ3sY1BQfbdnFUX8UHnDSHZIx | access-date = March 24, 2025}}{{cite web | title = M. Doc Wit Stevio - Like 'Em Like That (Guess I'm Just a Freak)/This World Is Crazy | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/1478881-M-Doc-Wit-Stevio-Like-Em-Like-That-Guess-Im-Just-A-Freak-This-World-Is-Crazy?srsltid=AfmBOorrWQm8ALK_Is6MDiUBPTuFqlzeazECyKWwuj-8-bnzRZoSX670 | access-date = March 24, 2025}} In 1998, he released his third and final album Young, Black, Rich and Famous,{{cite web | title = M. Doc - Young, Black, Rich and Famous | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/1950806-M-Doc-Young-Black-Rich-And-Famous?srsltid=AfmBOoouR0QJM5GWToNbY6m70_WJIZZy3R8ILKtl08aZ8jIOk_0XO-nr | access-date = March 24, 2025}} which included the single "Free" (a Deniece Williams song), featuring Cristina Sanchez.{{cite web | title = M. Doc Featuring Christina - Free | website = Discogs | url = https://www.discogs.com/release/2444991-M-Doc-Featuring-Christina-Free?srsltid=AfmBOoqVTH78CjON14fxCi4YPnwMshzZ3YXJ1ydSFVDtI-HIK-gXISYw | access-date = March 24, 2025}}
In the late 1990s, M-Doc produced remixes for Madonna, Janet Jackson and Keith Sweat;{{cite web|title=M-Doc|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/m-doc-mn0000215337|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corp|accessdate=16 October 2012}} Billboard called him "one of the R&B worlds top remixers." In
1996, he produced music in the Midway video game NBA Hangtime.
Discography
Albums
- 1991: Universal Poet (Smash Records)
- 1995: M. Doc Wit Stevio: C'mon Getcha Groove On (RCA Records)
- 1998: Young, Black, Rich and Famous (Alexia Records/Indasoul Records)
Singles
- 1988: "It's Percussion"
- 1991: "Are U Wid It?"
- 1992: "Whatever U Need"
- 1994: "It's a Summer Thang" (featuring Chantay Savage)
- 1995: "Like 'Em Like That (Guess I'm Just a Freak)"
- 1998: "Free" (featuring Christina Sanchez)
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/17638-M-Doc?srsltid=AfmBOopWL0Opox9MYiaXz8XnB4mjVD1oZNETIwf689XmwUSL2AjYJz5h M.Doc at Discogs]
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Category:American male rappers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)