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Birth name | David McCleary Sheldon [1] |
Also known as | Uncle Mac [2] |
Born | [1] Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. [1] | July 25, 1981
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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maclethal |
David McCleary Sheldon (born July 25, 1981), known professionally as Mac Lethal, is an American rapper, songwriter and author from Kansas City, Missouri. [1] [3] He is the founder of Black Clover Records and formerly a radio host on KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz show, Black Clover Radio. [4] [5]
Mac Lethal released his debut studio album, Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth, on HHI Recordings in 2002. [6] In that year, he won the Scribble Jam rap battle. [7] Sage Francis took him on the Fuck Clear Channel Tour in 2004. [8]
In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis, who had been running the Datura Label. [4] In 2007, he released a studio album, 11:11, on Rhymesayers Entertainment. [9]
In 2011, he was offered a contract from Sony which he rejected, referring to the $250,000, 5 album, 2 option and one milestone option deal as "insane". [10]
On November 30, 2011, Mac Lethal posted a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to Chris Brown's " Look at Me Now" while he prepares a dish of pancakes in his kitchen. [11] The video became a viral hit and got millions of views in a matter of days, leading to interviews on websites like CNN and The Washington Post. [12] [13] It was included on Spin's "10 Most Contagiously Viral Musical Web Sensations of 2011" list. [14] In that year, he also released a studio album, Irish Goodbye, on Black Clover Records. [15]
Mac Lethal also runs a Tumblr feed called " Texts from Bennett", in which he posts text message conversations between himself and his cousin Bennett. Although some have questioned whether or not Bennett is a real person, he insists that the conversations are genuine. [16] He released the novel of the same name on Simon & Schuster in 2013. [17] [18]
Mac Lethal and Amber Diamond host the television show, Binge Thinking, which premiered on MTV2 on April 1, 2016. [19] [20] On September 13, 2016, he released a studio album, Congratulations, which featured a guest appearance from Tech N9ne. [21]
Before the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl LIV, he released a song titled "Kansas Chiefs Anthem 2020". In the song he references multiple Chiefs players from that season.
Mac Lethal | |
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Birth name | David McCleary Sheldon [1] |
Also known as | Uncle Mac [2] |
Born | [1] Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. [1] | July 25, 1981
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Labels |
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Website |
maclethal |
David McCleary Sheldon (born July 25, 1981), known professionally as Mac Lethal, is an American rapper, songwriter and author from Kansas City, Missouri. [1] [3] He is the founder of Black Clover Records and formerly a radio host on KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz show, Black Clover Radio. [4] [5]
Mac Lethal released his debut studio album, Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth, on HHI Recordings in 2002. [6] In that year, he won the Scribble Jam rap battle. [7] Sage Francis took him on the Fuck Clear Channel Tour in 2004. [8]
In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis, who had been running the Datura Label. [4] In 2007, he released a studio album, 11:11, on Rhymesayers Entertainment. [9]
In 2011, he was offered a contract from Sony which he rejected, referring to the $250,000, 5 album, 2 option and one milestone option deal as "insane". [10]
On November 30, 2011, Mac Lethal posted a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to Chris Brown's " Look at Me Now" while he prepares a dish of pancakes in his kitchen. [11] The video became a viral hit and got millions of views in a matter of days, leading to interviews on websites like CNN and The Washington Post. [12] [13] It was included on Spin's "10 Most Contagiously Viral Musical Web Sensations of 2011" list. [14] In that year, he also released a studio album, Irish Goodbye, on Black Clover Records. [15]
Mac Lethal also runs a Tumblr feed called " Texts from Bennett", in which he posts text message conversations between himself and his cousin Bennett. Although some have questioned whether or not Bennett is a real person, he insists that the conversations are genuine. [16] He released the novel of the same name on Simon & Schuster in 2013. [17] [18]
Mac Lethal and Amber Diamond host the television show, Binge Thinking, which premiered on MTV2 on April 1, 2016. [19] [20] On September 13, 2016, he released a studio album, Congratulations, which featured a guest appearance from Tech N9ne. [21]
Before the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl LIV, he released a song titled "Kansas Chiefs Anthem 2020". In the song he references multiple Chiefs players from that season.