Young MC

Real Name:Marvin Young
Profile: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. Following Young's success, he split acrimoniously from Delicious Vinyl, citing restrictions on his work and unwanted tinkering with his album; the label sued him for breach of contract and eventually settled out of court. Young signed with Capitol and released Brainstorm in 1991, expanding into message tracks promoting personal responsibility. The album didn't fare as well, and by 1993, audience tastes had shifted towards harder-edged hip-hop, rendering What's the Flavor? a flop. In late 2000, he attempted a return with Ain't Going Out Like That on the indie label Young Man Moving. It didn't make much of an impression in the rap world, but Young tried again in the summer of 2002 with Engage the Enzyme.
Aliases:Marvin Young
Name Variations: All | Young MC | M. Young | Young M.C.
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Releases:
Bust A Move (Maxi, Single) ◄ (18 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1988
I Let 'Em Know / The Fastest Rhyme / Know How (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1988
I Let 'em Know / My Name is Young (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1988
Know How (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Fourth & Broadway ... 1988
Know How / The Fastest Rhyme (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1988
Bust A Move / Got More Rhymes (7")   Fourth & Broadway 1989
I Come Off / Principal's Office (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1989
Principal's Office (Maxi, Single) ◄ (8 versions)   Delicious Vinyl ... 1989
Stone Cold Rhymin' (Cass, Album)   Island Records, Delicious Vinyl, Island Records, Delicious Vinyl 1989
Stone Cold Rhymin' (Album) ◄ (16 versions)   Fourth & Broadway ... 1989
I Come Off (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Fourth & Broadway ... 1990
Let 'Em Know (Remix) (12", Promo)   Delicious Vinyl 1990
Pick Up The Pace (1990) (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Delicious Vinyl 1990
Principal's Office / Bust A Move / Know How (12")   Fourth & Broadway 1990
Brainstorm (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
Keep It In Your Pants (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
Partial Lobotomy (LP, Album, Promo)   Capitol Records 1991
That's The Way Love Goes (Maxi) ◄ (9 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
That's The Way Love Goes / Wherever U R (12")   Capitol Records 1991
What's The Flavor? (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Capitol Records 1993
What's The Flavor? (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1993
Return Of The 1 Hit Wonder (CD, Album)   Overall Records 1997
Bust A Move (12")   Delicious Vinyl 1998
Bust A Move 2001 ◄ (2 versions)   Urban 2001
Engage The Enzyme (CD, Album)   Stimulus Records 2002
Traffic Singles Spring / Summer 2006 (CD, Promo)   Traffic Entertainment Group 2006
Know How / The Fastest Rhyme - My Name Is Young (Reissue) (12", EP, RE)   Delicious Vinyl 2007
Bust A Move (Don Rimini & Diplo RMXXS) (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Delicious Vinyl 2008
Delicious Gutter Remixes (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Delicious Vinyl 2008
Busiest Rhymes (12", Promo)   All Around The World  
Stress Test (12", Promo)   Orbit Records  
Production:
Destination Unknown (CD)   Maverick 2001
Appears On:
Lōc'ed After Dark (LP) Wild Thing, Funky Cold... Delicious Vinyl, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1989
Silent Assassin (12") Under Arrest, Living A... 4th And Broadway 1989
Silent Assassin (Album) ◄ (6 versions) Under Arrest, Living A... Island Records ... 1989
We're All In The Same Gang (CD, Album) We're All In The Same ... Warner Bros. Records 1990
We're All In The Same Gang (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) We're All In The Same ... Warner Bros. Records 1990
I Want It (12")   Not On Label 1993
Up To No Good (CD, Album) Da Busiest Rhymes Radikal Records 1999
All Stars 2001 (CD) Carousel Popular Records 2000
Carousel (CD, Maxi) Carousel (Radio Edit),... Popular Records 2000
My Playlist (CD, Comp, Mixed) Funky Cold Medina Wagram 2005
My Name Is Earl - The Album (CD) Bust A Move Rajon Music Group 2006
The Sunny Side Of The Moon: The Best Of Richard Cheese (CD) Bust A Move Surfdog Records 2006
The Lost Masters EP (12", Pic, Ltd) Bump Bump Jalapeno Records 2007
The Lost Masters EP (CDr, EP, Promo) Bump Bump Jalapeno Records 2007
Renaissance Anthems (3xCD, Mixed, Dig) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2008
WTF (12")   Plant Music Inc. 2009
WTF 09 Mixes (12")   Rat Records 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Gimme A Beat (CD) Bust A Move EVA 1989
Machine Gun Poetry (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bust A Move (Vocal) Fourth & Broadway 1989
Series 8, Issue 9 (2x12") Bust A Move Hot Tracks 1989
This Is Delicious - Eat To The Beat (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Know How, I Let 'Em Know Fourth & Broadway ... 1989
Delicious Vinyl Presents Music From The Motion Picture Marked For Death (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Pick Up The Pace (1990) Delicious Vinyl 1990
February 90 - Previews (LP) Principal's Office DMC 1990
June 90 - Mixes 1 (12") I Come Off DMC 1990
March 90 - Mixes 1 (12") Principal's Office DMC 1990
Marked For Death - Original Soundtrack (LP) Pick Up The Pace (1990) Delicious Vinyl 1990
Metro Mix - Issue GT2 (2x12", Promo) Principal's Office Metro Mix 1990
Nation Rap (LP) Bust A Move Island Records 1990
Neue Hits '90 - Die Internationalen Super Hits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bust A Move (The Los N... Ariola ... 1990
Nothing Compares... To The Hits Of 1990 (CD) Bust A Move EMI Music (Australia) 1990
Slammin' (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) I Come Off (Southern C... A&M Records (UK) 1990
Star Funk Blue II (LP) Principal's Office (In... House Records Rap 1990
U Can't Touch This (CD) Bust A Move EMI Music (Australia) 1990
B.U.D. Special Edition #5 (CD) Keep It In Your Pants ... EMI 1991
Metro Mix - Issue GT10 (CD, Comp, Promo) I Come Off Metro Mix 1991
Only For Dee Jays (12", Promo) That's The Way Love Goes EMI Italiana S.P.A. 1991
Richie Rich's Rap Academy (2xLP) I Come Off Fourth & Broadway 1991
The Rebirth Of Cool (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) I Come Off (Southern C... Fourth & Broadway 1991
U Rap 2 It (CD, Comp) Principal's Office, Pr... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1991
EMI Dancehouse Vol. 7+8 (2xCD, Comp, Promo, Ltd) Keep Your Eyes On The ... EMI Electrola 1992
Juliana's DJ Megamix Power Play '91 ~ '92 (CD, Mixed, Comp) That's The Way Love Goes Toshiba EMI Ltd 1992
The Greatest Dance Trax Of The 90's (2xCD, Comp) Bust A Move Hit Bound Records 1992
The Rebirth Of Cool (CD, Comp) I Come Off (Southern C... Fourth & Broadway 1992
The Rebirth Of Cool ◄ (2 versions) I Come Off (Southern C... Fourth & Broadway ... 1992
Heritage - 12 Hip Hop Anthems (CD) I Come Off (Southern C... Elevate 1993
Mixx-it Greatest Hits - 7th Anniversary (3xCD, Comp, Promo, Ltd) Bust A Move Mixx-it 1993
The Best Of Funkymix 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bust A Move Ultimix 1994
CD Collection 159 (CD, Comp) Know How DMC 1996
Old School Rap Vol.3 (2xLP, Comp) Bust A Move Thump Records 1996
The Megamixes 159 (2x12", Comp) Know How DMC 1996
Hip Hop Don't Stop ◄ (3 versions) Know How Solid State Records 1997
Hip Hop Don't Stop Vol. 2 ◄ (2 versions) I Come Off (Southern C... Solid State Records 1997
Hot Dance Classics Volume 2 (CD) Bust A Move JCI Records, Warner Special Products 1997
King Of The Beats (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Know How (Instrumental) Team Records (2) 1997
Viva Haçienda - Fifteen Years Of Haçienda Nights ◄ (2 versions) Know How Deconstruction 1997
Back In Tha Day (CD) Bust A Move PolyGram 1998
Carwash (2xCD, Comp) Know How Telstar TV 1998
Clublife 2 (2xCD) Busiest Rhymes (Da Fun... Telstar TV 1998
Hip House (2xCD) Know How Telstar TV 1998
November 88 - Previews (LP) Know How DMC 1998
Roots << Rewinding The Dancefloor (2xCD) Principal's Office Huh Records 1998
Smokedown: 2 Further Travels Into The Leftfield (2xCD) I Come Off (Southern C... DCI 1998
Delicious Vinyl - Waxing Off: The First Decade ◄ (3 versions) Bust A Move Delicious Vinyl ... 1999
Pop Mixes 192 (12") Know How (Awesome Thro... DMC 1999
All Music Guide - Before They Were Jiggy (CD, Enh) Bust A Move Medalist Entertainment 2001
Back To Love - Limited Edition Sampler Vol. 6 (2xLP) Know How Hed Kandi Records 2001
Back To Love 2 (2xCD, Comp) Know How Hed Kandi Records 2001
Club Sounds Vol. 20 (2xCD) Bust A Move 2001 (DeeZ... Polystar Records 2001
Good Times 2 With Joey And Norman Jay (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Know How Nuphonic ... 2001
Spirit Of Hip Hop (2xCD, Comp) Bust A Move Wagram 2001
Back To The Old Skool Hip Hop (2xCD) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2002
Bar Culture 3: The Essential Pre-Club Mix (2xCD) Know How Circa Records Ltd. 2002
Clubber's Guide To Breaks Vol. 2 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Bust A Move 2002 (Acap... Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2002
Electro Beatbox (3xCD) Know How (Instrumental) Decadance Recordings 2002
Hip Hop Allstars (3xCD) Know How Decadance Recordings 2002
Hip Hop Sessions (2xCD) Know How Sessions 2002
Rap Rules (DVD, PAL, 4:3) That's The Way Love Goes Disky 2002
Rapmania - The Roots Of Rap (DVD, PAL) Bust A Move Umbrella Music DVD 2002
Supa Funky (2xCD) Know How Universal Music TV 2002
We Love The Haçienda (CD) Know How Ministry (Magazine) 2002
Westside (2xCD, Comp) Bust A Move Obsessive 2002
Westside (3x12", Comp) Bust A Move Obsessive 2002
Wild Volume 16 - Wild Nights (2xCD) Bust A Move 2002 Central Station 2002
Anthem Classics From Clubland (2xCD) Know How Universal Music TV 2003
Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Ultimate Selection) (3xCD) Know How Virgin 2003
KISStory Urban Classics (2xCD, Comp) Bust A Move Universal Music TV 2003
Late Night Sessions Autumn Collection (2xCD) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2003
Music From The Motion Picture "Any Way The Wind Blows" (CD) Got More Rhymes Universal Music (Belgium) 2003
Remix Heaven (2xCD, Comp) Bust A Move 2002 Poporn 2003
Solid Steel Presents Hexstatic - Listen & Learn ◄ (2 versions) Know How Ninja Tune 2003
The Ultimate Hip Hop Album (6xCD, P/Mixed) Know How Decadance Recordings 2003
Untitled (Vinyl, EP, Comp, W/Lbl) Know How Not On Label 2003
100% Black (CD, Comp) Bust A Move Som Livre 2004
Hip Hop 'N' Cool (2xCD) Know How, Bust A Move V2TV 2004
Hip Hop II - The Collection (2xCD, Comp) Know How Universal, Universal International Music BV 2004
Party People Present: Phat 'n' Funky (2xCD) Know How Party People 2004
Rap Sessions (2xCD, Comp, Sli) Bust A Move Sessions 2004
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) Know How Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Too Many Fools Following Too Many Rules (CD, Comp, Mixed) Intro / You Know What ... Love Recordings 2004
The Original Hip Hop Selection (2xCD) Bust A Move Original Selection Records 2005
Tommy Boy Presents: Hip Hop Essentials 1979-1991 Volume Two (CD) Bust A Move Tommy Boy Entertainment 2005
My Name Is Earl - The Album (CD) Bust A Move Rajon Music Group 2006
The Haçienda Classics (3xCD) Know How Virgin, Virgin 2006
The Mash Up Mix 2006 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Know How (Instrumental... Ministry Of Sound 2006
12"/80s Grooves (3xCD, Comp) Know How (Vocal) Family Recordings (UK) 2007
90s Maximum (3xCD + Box) Keep It In Your Pants Disky 2007
Influences (CD, Comp) Pick Up The Pace 180 Music, Rhino Custom Products 2007
The Ben Liebrand Grandmix 89 (CDr, Comp, Mixed, RP) Bust A Move DMC 2007
The Music Machine (CD, Mixed) Principal's Office Not On Label 2007
Xclusive Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp + Box) Know How Union Square Music 2007
Back To Love: The Mix (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Know How Hed Kandi Records 2008
Delicious Vinyl All-Stars - Rmxxology (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Bust A Move (Don Rimin... Delicious Vinyl 2008
Renaissance Anthems (3xCD, Mixed, Dig) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2008
The Mash Up Mix - Old Skool (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2008
Tsugi Sampler 012 (CD, Smplr, Car) Bust A Move Tsugi Sampler 2008
Ultimate Streetdance (2xCD, Comp) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2008
Dave Pearce: The Dance Years: 1989 (2xCD, Comp) Know How Inspired Recordings 2009
Delicious Vinyl Sampler (9xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) Bust A Move Delicious Vinyl 2009
Summer Sessions (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Know How Ministry Of Sound 2009
Classic Beats V.05 (2xCD, Comp) Know How (Original Mix) CD Pool  
Classic Cuts 32 Rare/Collectables (CD, Comp) Know How (7" Version) Music Factory  
Classic Party Rockers Vol. 8 (12") Bust A Move Strictly Hits Vinyl Service  
Funkymix 9 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) That`s The Way Love Goes Ultimix  
Giants Of Rap Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Bust A Move BCM Records  
Groove Collection 41 (12") Bust A Move Groove Collection Germany  
Move It Vol 1 (12", W/Lbl) Know How (Vocal Mix) Not On Label  
San Francisco Project 2 - Tribute To James Brown / The Scratch - The Bass (Cass, Promo, Red) Know How Not On Label  
Ultimate Hip*Hop: 30th Anniversary Collection (CD) Bust A Move Madacy  
Untitled (12", W/Lbl, Promo) Know How (Vocal) Not On Label  
Untitled (12", W/Lbl) Know How Not On Label  
Unofficial Releases:
A & S Vol 2 (12") Know How (Vocal Mix) A & S (White) 1991
A & S Vol 1 (12") Know How (Vocal Mix) A & S (White) 1992
Tribal Africanism Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Know How Editions Makossa 1992
Premier Toons Vol. 10 (12") Know How (Extended Clu... Premier Toons (White) 1994
United Accapellas (LP) The Fastest Rhyme A Cappellas (White) 1995
Old Skool Hip Hop Mix 97 (CD, Mixed) I Come Off Not On Label 1997
Part Two 4-Track EP (12", W/Lbl, EP) Know How (Untitled Remix) Not On Label (Young MC), Not On Label (Michael Jackson), Not On Label (Prince), Not On Label (The Trammps) 1999
As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 5 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Bust A Move Waxedsoul Recordings 2002
Never Mind The Bootlegs (3xCDr, CD-ROM, MP3) Know How Boom Selection 2002
Warehouse Grooves Vol II (CD) Know How (Vocal) Franbella Recordings 2005
Back To The Old Skool Vol.1 (12") The Fastest Rhyme (Aca... Back To The Old Skool  
Bootifull Bounty Vol. 1 (12") Know How Not On Label (Bootifull Bounty Series)  
Bustin' Loose (12", Promo)   Not On Label  
Flash Collection Vol. 13/14 (CD) Got More Rhymes Flash Collection  
From Da Masta's Vol 11 (12", W/Lbl) Know How From Da Masta's  
Knights Of The Turntable Vol. 1 (12") Know How Knights Of The Turntable (White)  
The Ben Liebrand Grandmix 89 ◄ (2 versions) Bust A Move Not On Label  
Untitled (12") Know How Not On Label  
Untitled (12", W/Lbl) Know How (Instrumental) Not On Label  
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