M-Doc
Encyclopedia
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
In the late 90s he produced remixes for Madonna
, Janet Jackson
and Keith Sweat
. Billboard called him "one of the R&B worlds top remixers". or also CeCe Peniston
, who sung background vocals on one of his tracks on his second album ("Keep It Real").
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
artist and producer who was signed to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
and Smash Records
Smash Records
Smash Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1961 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records by Mercury executive Shelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach. Fach took over after Singleton left Mercury in 1966...
in the 1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
. He scored minor chart success with the singles "Free" and "It's a Summer Thang
It's a Summer Thang
"It'a a Summer Thang" is the title of a Rap/R&B single by M-Doc featuring Chantay Savage. It was the first single from his album of the same title. Billboard called it "a radio friendly ditty, complemented by Savage's sassy vocalizing"....
" featuring Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem...
In the late 90s he produced remixes for Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
and Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
. Billboard called him "one of the R&B worlds top remixers". or also CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
, who sung background vocals on one of his tracks on his second album ("Keep It Real").
Discography
- Universal Poet (1991)
- It's a Summer Thang (1994)
- Young, Black, Rich and FamousYoung, Black, Rich and FamousYoung, Black, Rich and Famous is the third album by the rap artist, producer and songwriter M-Doc.The set felt somewhere between rap and R&B, and its ambitions were probably best realized on the lead single, which was a cover of the Deniece Williams' number one hit from 1977 "Free" M-Doc's version...
(1998)