Rapper MC Breed, who became famous for his sing-along collaboration with Tupac, “Gotta Get Mine” and "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin,’” has died today. He was 36.
Born Eric Breed, the Flint, Michigan rapper was found dead at a friend’s house in Ypsilanti Michigan, the Detroit News reports. His manager, Darryl Morris, confirmed his death, but the exact cause is still pending.
In September, Breed collapsed while playing basketball in his stomping ground of Atlanta, and was placed on life support for kidney failure. Friends got together to throw a benefit concert to raise money for his medical bills, but cancelled plans after his health bounced back.
Never fully reaching mainstream status, Breed rhymed proudly about the desolate town of Flint, an urban area usually masked under the wide belly of Detroit. His hit 1991 song, "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'” sampled Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce" and the Ohio Players' "Funky Worm.” On “Gotta Get Mine” off his 1993 album The New Breed, he hooked up with a young, thirsty Tupac, and spit the famous line, “They hate to see a young nigga, come up.”
Breed’s career spans 20-years, and 13 albums.
November 22, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
Rapper MC Breed Dies
Cause of death for the 36-year-old is still pending
Article tags: MC Breed, Tupac Shakur, Too Short, Eminem
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KEISHA79 says:
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HE WILL BE MISSED I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT 3WEEKS NOW TRYING TO GET ONE OF HIS SONGS ON MY MP3 OOCHIE COOCHIE. HE WILL BE MISSED ALOT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE R.I.P MC BREED THIS COMES FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
December 7, 2008 at 4:24 pm
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chinabby says:
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this news got me by surprise..
i was shocked to hear this..
just this morning on my way to school
i was hearing the song "aint no future in yo fruntin"
but had no idea what had happened..
November 24, 2008 at 11:58 pm