Young Bleed
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Young Bleed
|image = Young_Bleed_at_the_Atrium.jpg
|background = solo_singer
| occupation = Rapper
|birth_name =
|birth_date =
|origin = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
|genre = {{flatlist|
}}
|years_active = 1994–present
|label = {{flatlist|
- Trap Door Entertainment (Current)
- Strange Lane
- Priority
- West Coast Mafia
- No Limit (Former)
}}
| associated_acts = Master P, Too Short, Fiend, Mystikal, Tech N9ne, C-Bo, Chucky Workclothes, Bigg Dawg C-Loc
}}
Glenn Clifton Jr., also known as Young Bleed is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Biography
Young Bleed started rhyming at the age of 9 at home in his native South Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was influenced by his mother, who read poetry to him from a young age, as well as by the music of Run-DMC.(2005) [http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2005/08/23/18133302.aspx "Young Bleed: Get Off tha Curb"]. Allhiphop.com. 8/23/2005. Retrieved 6/18/07. By his teenage years, Bleed had begun recording his rhymes, selling hip-hop tapes independently to friends on the streets of his neighborhood. He was eventually signed to a local record label.(2005) [http://www.murderdog.com/october05/youngbleed.htm340 "Young Bleed"]. Murder Dog. Retrieved 6/18/07. In 1995, he joined with four of his fellow Baton Rouge-based hip-hop artists – C-Loc, Max Minelli, J-Von, and J-Von's younger brother Chris Hamilton – to form the group Concentration Camp, with which he is still affiliated as of 2022.Rumney, J. (2007) [http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2007/04/12/Entertainment/Local.Rapper.Hangs.On.To.Br.Roots-2837069.shtmlhtm340 "Local rapper hangs on to BR roots"] Daily Reveille 4/12/2007. Retrieved 6/18/07.
Career
Young Bleed's first glimpse of national fame was when his song with C-Loc, “How You Do That”, was remixed by Master P of No Limit Records. It was released on the 1997 soundtrack to Master P's film I'm Bout It which peaked at number one on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop album charts in mid-1998.(nd) [http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-07-25/r-b-hip-hop-albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums] Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6/18/07. Then, with the help of Master P, he signed a deal with Priority Records to release his major label debut album My Balls & My Word in 1998.{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=2023-10-23 |title=Young Bleed :: All I Have In This World, Are… My Balls and My Word – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2023/02/young-bleed-my-balls-and-my-word/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |language=en-US}} The album peaked in at number ten on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop album charts and also reached gold & later platinum status in the U.S. The follow-up My Own was released independently of No Limit on Priority, and although it charted on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B & Hip-Hop albums charts, it failed to make similar waves as its predecessor.(nd) [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=young bleed|chart=all}} Young Bleed: Artist Chart History] Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6/18/07.
While in the process of recording his third solo album with Priority, Vintage, Young Bleed was released from his contract and forced to go independent. He joined C-Bo's West Coast Mafia Records and released Rise Thru da Ranks from Earner Tugh Capo in 2005 and Once Upon a Time in Amedica[http://www.billboard.com/artist/431665/young-bleed/chart?f=335 Top Rap Albums] Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 6/01/2016. in 2007.
On September 23, 2008, Young Bleed released his fifth album, Off Tha Curb. It is a collaborative album with the up-and-coming rapper Freize.
Young Bleed was signed to a Strange MusicPaine, Jake (June 23, 2011) [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15691/title.strange-music-tech-n9ne-sign-former-no-limit-records-star-young-bleed Strange Music & Tech N9ne Sign Former No Limit Records Star Young Bleed]. hiphopdx.com subsidiary called Strange Lane Records in 2011, and his first album with the label, Preserved, was released on October 11, 2011. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that Young Bleed had been dropped from Strange Music and signed to another label. In late 2012, he announced his newest album, All Amedican, and revealed a release date for October or November 2012. However, the album was pushed back several times. It was due to be released in 2013, but as of 2021, it has not been.
In 2016, Young Bleed announced that he was working on a new studio album. The album, Livin'
On March 26, 2018 Young Bleed made an announcement that he'd be releasing a new album entitled Wut' Uh' Life. It was the second project to be released under his Trap Door Entertainment aegis.[https://hoodcriticmagazine.com/2018/03/26/southern-hip-hop-icon-young-bleed-announces-upcoming-release/ Southern Hip-Hop Icon Young Bleed Announces Upcoming Release] Hood Critic Magazine. Retrieved 4/28/2018
Trap Door Entertainment
{{Infobox record label
| name = Trap Door Entertainment
| image =
| founded = 2010
| founder = Young Bleed (CEO)
| status =
| distributor = INgrooves
| genre = Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop, Hip hop, R&B
| country = United States
| location = Baton Rouge, LA
| url = [https://www.trapdoorent.biz Official Website]
}}
Trap Door Entertainment is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based record label formed in 2010 by Young Bleed. It is currently operating independently.
=Current artist=
- Young Bleed (Founder/CEO)
- Ty'Gee Ramon
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions[http://www.billboard.com/artist/431665/young-bleed/chart?f=305/ Young Bleed Chart History] Billboard.com. Retrieved 02/02/2017. ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" | My Balls and My Word
| | 10 || 1 || - | |
| scope="row" | My Own
|
| 61 || 17 || - | |
| scope="row" | Carleone's Vintage
|
| - || - || - | |
| scope="row" | Rise Thru da Ranks from Earner Tugh Capo
|
| – || 84 || - | |
| scope="row" | Once Upon a Time in Amedica
|
| – || 48 || 25 | |
| scope="row" | Preserved
|
| – || 56 || - | |
| scope="row" | Livin'
|
| – || – || - | |
| scope="row" | Wut' Uh' Life
|
| – || – || - | |
| scope="row" | Signs N' Wonders
|
| - || - || - | |
=Collaboration albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of collaboration albums and details ! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details |
| scope="row" | Family Business[http://www.allmusic.com/album/family-business-mw0000337489/ Family Business Album] Allmusic.com. Retrieved 02/17/2017. (with Da Carleone Family) |
|
|---|
| scope="row" | Off Tha Curb[http://www.allmusic.com/album/off-tha-curb-mw0000794865/ Off Tha Curb Album] Allmusic.com. Retrieved 02/17/2017. (with Freize) |
|
| scope="row" | Country Boy Livin' (with Chucky Workclothes) |
|
=Mixtapes=
- Signs N' Wonders (Slopped Not Chopped) (Hosted by OG Ron C) - 2015[https://music.apple.com/us/album/signs-n-wonders-chopped-not-slopped-chopped-not-slopped/1539252546/ Signs N' Wonders (Chopped Not Slopped)]
- Signs N' Wonders (Slowed & Reverb) (Hosted by DJ Michael Douglas) - 2015[https://music.apple.com/us/album/signs-n-wonders-slowed-reverb-slowed-reverb/1538440608/ Signs N' Wonders (Slowed & Reverb)]
- No Guidelines (Hosted by DJ Choice) - 2015[http://www.datpiff.com/DJ-Choice-Young-Bleed-No-Guidelines-mixtape.715014.html/ No Guidelines Mixtape] Datpiff.com. Retrieved 02/17/2017.
- Country Boy Livin' (Blendtape) (Hosted by DJ Choice) - 2015[http://www.datpiff.com/Young-Bleed-Chucky-Workclothes-Country-Boy-Livin-blendtape-mixtape.715021.html/ Country Boy Livin' (Blentape)] Datpiff.com. Retrieved 02/17/2017.
= Singles =
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography}}
- [https://myspace.com/youngbleed1 Young Bleed] on Myspace
- {{Twitter}}
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p279229}}
- [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17181/title.young-bleed-talks-signing-with-tech-n9ne-his-history-with-no-limit-records Young Bleed Interview at HipHopDX]
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Category:African-American male rappers
Category:Capitol Records artists
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:No Limit Records artists
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Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:21st-century American male musicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century African-American musicians