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{{short description|American rapper (b. 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Young MC
| image               = Young MC Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2021.jpg
| caption             = Young MC at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2021
| image_size          = 
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Marvin Young
| alias               = {{hlist|Mr. M.C.|The Young M.C. Man}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[London]], [[England]], UK
| origin              = New York City, U.S.
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[pop rap]]}}
| occupation          = {{hlist|Rapper|singer-songwriter|producer|actor}}
| years_active        = 1987–present
| label               = {{hlist|[[Delicious Vinyl]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]|Overall|Young Man Moving}}
| website             = https://youngmc.com/
}}

'''Marvin Young''' (born May 10, 1967), better known by his stage name '''Young M.C.''', is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit "[[Bust a Move (song)|Bust a Move]]". His debut album ''[[Stone Cold Rhymin']]'' found international acclaim. Young has also appeared in film in acting roles and cameo appearances and has appeared in several television programs.

==Life and career==
Young was born in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], [[London]],  to [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] immigrant parents. He left the United Kingdom at the age of three and later moved to [[Queens]], New York, when he was eight years old.<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=374}}</ref> Young attended [[Hunter College High School]] on the [[Upper East Side]] of [[Manhattan]] (he was honored at the school's 2018 convocation).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-12|title=Grammy winner Marvin Young, '84 (Young M.C.) speaks at 2018 Convocation|url=https://www.hunterschools.org/news-detail?pk=1014736|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Hunter College Campus Schools|language=en}}</ref> He went on to earn a degree in economics from the [[University of Southern California]] (USC).<ref name=all>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/young-mc-p140446/biography |title=Young MC biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 27, 2011}}</ref> At USC, he met Michael Ross and [[Matt Dike]] from the record company [[Delicious Vinyl]].<ref name=all/> Young rapped over the phone for Ross and Dike, who ended up delivering a record contract to his USC dorm room. In 1989, Young collaborated with [[Tone Lōc]] on the songs "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]" and "[[Funky Cold Medina]]".<ref name=all/> Young gained fame with the release of his single "Bust a Move", which reached No. 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The single helped Young's debut album, ''[[Stone Cold Rhymin']]'', to reach No. 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and attain platinum status in the United States. The follow-up single, "[[Principal's Office (song)|Principal's Office]]", was nominated for Best Rap Video at the [[1990 MTV Video Music Awards]].

Following Young's success, he left Delicious Vinyl, citing restrictions on his work and unwanted changes to his album.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The label sued him for breach of contract and the two parties eventually settled out of court.<ref name=all/> Young signed with [[Capitol Records]] and released his second album, ''[[Brainstorm (album)|Brainstorm]]'', in 1991.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> It reached No. 66 on the Billboard 200. Despite the absence of any strong single, the album achieved gold status in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA – Gold and Platinum |work=[[RIAA]] |access-date=January 2, 2011}} ''Search for "Brainstorm"''</ref> However his third album, ''[[What's the Flavor?]]'', released in 1993, was a commercial failure, with both the album and its singles failing to chart. It was his second and final album on Capitol Records. In 1997, Young released his fourth album, ''[[Return of the 1 Hit Wonder]]'', on the independent label Overall Records. The album produced two singles, "Madame Buttafly" and "On & Poppin" which charted at No. 25 and No. 23 respectively on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] chart.<ref name=singles>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/young-mc-p140446/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Young MC Billboard Singles |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 27, 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Young MC at the 1990 Grammys.jpg|thumb|Young MC at the 1990 [[Grammy Awards]]]]
In 2000, Young released his fifth album, ''[[Ain't Goin' Out Like That]]'', on his own record label Young Man Moving Records. The album was Young's first to chart since ''Brainstorm'', peaking at No. 85 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref name=albums>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/young-mc-p140446/charts-awards |title=Young MC Billboard Albums |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 27, 2011}}</ref>

In 2001, Young contributed a song "Deck the Halls" he co-wrote with Kevin Irving, to Disney's TV movie, '''Twas the Night''. In 2002, he released his sixth album, ''[[Engage the Enzyme]]''. Also in 2002, Young appeared as a contestant on ''[[Weakest Link (U.S. game show)|Weakest Link]] – Rap Stars Edition''. He was joined by Rev Run of [[Run-DMC]], [[DJ Quik]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[Da Brat]], [[B-Real]] of [[Cypress Hill]], [[Xzibit]], and [[Nate Dogg]]. Young went on to win the celebrity contest, beating Xzibit in the final round. All of the proceeds from his winnings were donated to the Humane Society.

In December 2004, Young travelled to [[Vancouver]] to film ''The Zero Sum''. Young played Mr. Henderson, a publishing company executive. Film director Raphael Assaf and screenwriter Armen Evrensel asked Young to help create the film, for which he is a co-executive producer. Young also teamed up with Baltimore rapper KNOXX to record "Brotherly Love", the theme song from the film.

In September 2005, Young was cast in the [[VH1]] reality show ''[[Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)|Celebrity Fit Club]] 3''.  Joining Young was [[Kelly Le Brock]], [[Bruce Vilanch]], [[Tempestt Bledsoe]], [[Countess Vaughn]], [[Chaz Bono]], [[Jeff Conaway]], [[Gunnar Nelson (musician)|Gunnar Nelson]], and Rapper [[Bizarre (rapper)|Bizarre]] of [[D12]]. Young won the competition, losing more weight than anybody else.

Young also made an appearance in a special episode of ''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]'' which featured the Top 50 Sports Moments of the 80's. Young crafted lyrics and performed a sports-themed rap song alongside [[KRS-One]] and [[Kool Moe Dee]].

After twenty years of living in Los Angeles, Young relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2006. He spent 2007 creating his seventh album, ''Adrenaline Flow'', which was released in 2008. Immediately following ''Adrenaline Flow'', Young released an online-only album, ''B-Sides, Demos and Remixes'', compiled from unreleased, remixed and re-recorded tracks.

In 2009, Young released his eighth album, ''Relentless''. Later that year, Young also landed a cameo role in the [[Jason Reitman]] film ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'' starring [[George Clooney]]. Young played himself, performing at a software convention which was crashed by Clooney's character and those of his two female co-stars, [[Anna Kendrick]] and [[Vera Farmiga]].

On July 6, 2021, Young performed his signature hit song "[[Bust a Move (song)|Bust a Move]]" and other songs in the halftime show for Game 1 of the [[2021 NBA Finals]]. <ref>{{Cite web
|date=2021-07-07
|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/07/06/phoenix-suns-nba-finals-halftime-shows-young-mc-jimmy-eat-world/7878212002/
|title=Phoenix Suns have set the halftime entertainment for Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals
|publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]]
|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
</ref>

In October 2024, Young charted for the first time since 2002, with his song "Fun Part" reaching No. 38 on the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Airplay]] chart.<ref name=funpart>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/young-mc-fun-part-billboard-charts-return-1235816477/ |title=Young MC Charts His First New Hit in Over 20 Years |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=October 31, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111013626/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/young-mc-fun-part-billboard-charts-return-1235816477/ |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
|-
! width="35"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name=albums/>
! width="35"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US Hip-Hop]]<br /><ref name=albums/>
! width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="auscharts">Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web |title=Discography Young M.C. |url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Young+M%2EC%2E |website=Australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=17 November 2021}}
* "Pick Up the Pace (1990)": {{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/04/week-commencing-15-april-1991.html|title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 15, 1991|access-date=April 15, 2022}}
* "Keep It in Your Pants" (1992)": {{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/03/week-commencing-23-march-1992.html |title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing March 23, 1992|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=March 26, 2023}}
* "Bust a Move 2002": {{cite Ryan|page=308}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name=nzcharts>{{cite web |title=Discography Young M.C. |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Young+M%2EC%2E |website=Charts.org.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 1989
| align="left"| ''[[Stone Cold Rhymin']]''
| 9
| 8
| 38
| 7
|-
| 1991
| align="left"| ''[[Brainstorm (album)|Brainstorm]]''
| 66
| 61
| —
| 42
|-
| 1993
| align="left"| ''[[What's the Flavor?]]''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1997
| align="left"| ''[[Return of the 1 Hit Wonder]]''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2000
| align="left"| ''[[Ain't Goin' Out Like That]]''
| —
| 85
| —
| —
|-
| 2002
| align="left"| ''[[Engage the Enzyme]]''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| ''Adrenaline Flow''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2008
| align="left"| ''Relentless''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="center" colspan="6"| <small>"—" denotes an album that did not chart</small>
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="8"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! width="35"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431684/young-mc/chart |title=Young MC – US Hot 100 Chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]]</small><br><ref name=singles/>
! width="35"| <small>[[Hot Dance Singles Sales|US Dance]]</small><br><ref name=singles/>
! width="35"| <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><br><ref name="auscharts"/>
! width="35"| <small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]</small><br><ref name=nzcharts/>
! width="35"| <small>[[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Young+M%2EC%2E |title=Discografie Young M.C. |website=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(FL)]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Young+M%2EC%2E |title=Discografie Young M.C. |website=ultratop.be |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25175/young-mc/ |title=Young MC {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1988
! scope="row"| "I Let 'Em Know"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="6"| ''Stone Cold Rhymin'''
|-
! scope="row"| "Know How"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 95
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1989
! scope="row"| "[[Bust a Move (song)|Bust a Move]]"
| 7 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 25 || 14 || 50 || 73
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Principal's Office (song)|Principal's Office]]"
| 33 || 9 || 47 || 50 || 5 || 43 || — || 54
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1990
! scope="row"| "I Come Off"
| 75 || — || 36 || 43 || 19 || — || — || 78
|-
! scope="row"| "Pick Up the Pace (1990)"
| — || — || — || 147 || 38 || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Louie Louie]]"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''[[Coupe de Ville (film)|Coupe de Ville]] OST''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1991
! scope="row"| "That's the Way Love Goes"
| 54 || — || — || 63 || 23 || — || — || 65
| rowspan="2"| ''Brainstorm''
|-
! scope="row"| "Keep It in Your Pants"
| — || — || — || 157 || 18 || — || — || —
|-
| 1993
! scope="row"| "What's the Flavor?"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''What's the Flavor?''
|-
| 1996
! scope="row"| "Get Your Boogie On" / "Rollin'"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| single only
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
! scope="row"| "Madame Buttafly"
| — || 25 || — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2" |''Return of the 1 Hit Wonder''
|-
! scope="row"| "On & Poppin'"
| — || 23 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''Ain't Goin' Out Like That''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
! scope="row"| "Bust a Move 2002"
| — || — || — || 96 || — || — || — || —
| single only
|-
! scope="row"| "Heatseeker"
| —{{efn|"Heatseeker" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached No. 6 on the [[Hot Singles Sales]] and No. 92 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<Ref name=funpart/>}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''Engage the Enzyme''
|-
| 2003
! scope="row"| "Stress Test"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2021
! scope="row"| "Worry Bout That"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| single only
|-
| 2024
! scope="row"| "Fun Part"
| —{{efn|"Fun Part" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached No. 38 on the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Airplay Chart]].<Ref name=funpart/>}} || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| single only
|-
| align="center" colspan="11"| <small>"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released</small>
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Comments
|-
|1992
|[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]
|Film Teacher
|TV series, 1 episode
|-
|1993
|[[The All New Mickey Mouse Club]]
|Ben Covette Interview
|TV series, 1 episode
|-
|1995
|[[Panther (film)|Panther]]
|Recruit
|
|-
|2009
|The Zero Sum
|Mr. Henderson
|Also co-executive producer
|-
|2015
|[[Justice Served]]
|Troy Bannister
|Also Producer
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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