Funeral services were held on Tuesday for a rapper MC Breed. Breed, who had a successful music career nationally, grew up in Flint. Friends and family said good-bye to MC Breed in his hometown.
Breed burst onto the national scene in 1991 with the hit “Ain’t No Future for Yo’ Frontin”. That song included several references to the city of Flint.
Breed died in Ypsilanti on Saturday as a result of kidney failure at the age of 37
MC Breed's bio reads:
MC Breed AKA born: Eric Breed Born in Flint, MI Years Active: 15 Genres: Rap Styles: Universal Instruments: Vocals One of the first rappers to come out the Midwest in the early '90s, MC Breed experienced starts of success while based in Flint, MI, before leaving the Midwest to work with the D.O.C. in L.A. and Too $hort in Atlanta. Breed's debut album, MC Breed & DFC, was released on the independent label Ichiban Records. The album merged the East and West Coast sounds of the time, being both lyrical and funky; it also spawned a successful single, "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'," which was later sampled for Ice Cube's "Wicked," kept the album on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop chart for a whopping 52 weeks. Following his initial success, unprecedented at the time for a Midwestern rap act, Breed, began working with D.O.C., who helped write and produce some of the songs on Breed's upcoming albums. By this point, the Flint native had left the Midwest behind and was networking on all coasts. In 1993, Breeds friendship with Tupac Shakur, created the hit, Gotta Get Mine, which went Gold instantly, peaked six on BB charts. His efforts continued to prove successful when his fourth album, Funkafied, peaked at number nine on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart in summer 1994, many of the songs featuring Too $hort and Jazze Pha, whom Breed became close with when he re-located to Atlanta. He remained prolific as an underground rapper, releasing generally an album a year and aligning himself with many of todays hottest artists.
To read more about MC Breed, or to sample his music, you can visit his MySpace page.
