Also known as Marvin Young. Early 90s rapper. Performed such popular favorites as "Bust A Move" and "Principal's Office" (both songs featured Flea on bass). Also wrote "Funky Cold Medina" and "Wild Thing" for Tone-Loc, both Top 40 hits.

Young's greatest claim as a rapper (besides strong rhymes) was his college education and clean image.

Young M.C. released Stone Cold Rhymin' in 1990. Bust A Move and Principal's Office immediately went to the top of the charts, and the record itself stayed on the Top 40 for 40 weeks. After that, Young recorded three "comeback" albums - Brainstorm in 1991, What's the Flavor? in 1993, and, oddly, Return of the 1-Hit Wonder in 1997. None of these records went anywhere.

Young M.C. talks about his past success and his attempts at breaking back into pop music in an Onion interview: http://www.theavclub.com/avclub3208/avfeature3208.html


"That record and 'Wild Thing' and 'Funky Cold Medina' were... Put it like this: My album and Loc's album were, for a lot of people, the first time they listened to rap music."