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Mike Chapman
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Young MC Intelligent and middle-class, rapper Marvin Young earned a degree in economics from USC, where he met Michael Ross and Matt Dike, co-founders of the fledgling Delicious Vinyl rap label. He made his debut as Young MC on the single "I Let 'Em Know". In 1989, Young collaborated with Tone-Loc on "Wild Thing", the first Top Ten pop hit for a black rapper, and the follow-up smash "Funky Cold Medina", Young stepped out on his own later in the year with the Top Ten smash "Bust a Move", a good-natured examination of romantic successes and failures spiced by his sense of humor and quick-tongued rapping. The song won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance, and its strong pop appeal helped the attendant album, Stone Cold Rhymin', go platinum. The follow-up, "Principal's Office", was a humorous and also climbed into the Top 40.
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