M.C. Brains
Encyclopedia
M.C. Brains is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio
. Michael Bivins
signed Brains to Motown Records
, who issued his first LP in 1992. As a crossover
artist following MC Hammer
, Brains hit the charts with three singles that year. He released another album in 1996 entitled Brainwashed through Ichiban Records
.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Michael Bivins
Michael Bivins
Michael Lamont Bivins, a.k.a. Biv , is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe...
signed Brains to Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
, who issued his first LP in 1992. As a crossover
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
artist following MC Hammer
MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...
, Brains hit the charts with three singles that year. He released another album in 1996 entitled Brainwashed through Ichiban Records
Ichiban Records
Ichiban Records was a hip hop record label founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1985. Wrap Records and Nastymix Records were some of its subsidiary labels. Urgent! Records was distributed by Ichiban. Most of its discography is now out of print. Besides hip hop groups, Ichiban also released albums by...
.
Albums
- Lovers Lane (Motown RecordsMotown RecordsMotown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
, March 17, 1992) #31 US R&B/Hip-Hop, #47 Billboard Top 200 - Brainwashed (M. C. Brains album) (Ichiban RecordsIchiban RecordsIchiban Records was a hip hop record label founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1985. Wrap Records and Nastymix Records were some of its subsidiary labels. Urgent! Records was distributed by Ichiban. Most of its discography is now out of print. Besides hip hop groups, Ichiban also released albums by...
, 1996)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Hot Rap Singles | US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | ||
| 1992 | "Brainstorming" | 69 | 19 | - | 29 |
| "Everybody's Talking About M.C. Brains" | - | 23 | - | - | |
| "Oochie Coochie" | 21 | 1 | 26 | 16 |