Bryaan Ross, also known as CJ Mac (Born in March 26, 1964) is an American rapper and actor.
Music career
He released his debut EP, ''Color Me Funky'', independently in 1991, under the name "CJ Mack." The album is out of print, and extremely rare. He returned in 1995 and released his second album, ''
True Game'' on
Rap-A-Lot Records
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.
Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...
, in 1995 with producer Mad. He was originally going to release the album through
Ruthless Records.
He appeared in the movie ''
Thicker than Water'' with Mack 10 and
Fat Joe, where he played a drug lord called Gator.
His third album, ''
Platinum Game
''Platinum Game'' is the second studio album by American rapper CJ Mac. It was released on August 31, 1999 through Hoo-Bangin' Records, Hoo-Bangin'/Priority Records. Hip hop production, Production was handled by Young Trey, Mad, DJ Crazy Toones, ...
'', featured various west coast rappers and peaked at 77 Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.
CJ Mac also directed a documentary called ''On the C-Walk''. He is also known for working with
Death Row Records in late 2000 with his song "I Ain't Fuccin Wit' Cha" (from ''
Too Gangsta for Radio
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''), in which he insulted
Dr. Dre
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for leaving the label and declaring
gangsta rap dead, as well as artists Hittman,
Eminem,
Snoop Dogg and
Aftermath Records
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Current acts include Dr. Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, An ...
. CJ Mac is also known for collaborating with artists
C-Bo
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C-Bo, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political off ...
,
Yukmouth
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,
Dresta
Andre DeSean Wicker (born April 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Dresta (sometimes Gangsta Dresta), is an American rapper. He is best known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's".
He is the older broth ...
,
Poppa LQ
The Regime (stylized as The ReGime) is an American hip hop collective created by Yukmouth in 1997, and originally included fellow rappers Tech N9ne, Phats Bossi, Madmax, Poppa LQ, Dizzle Don and Govnormatic. Not long after the original forma ...
,
Mack 10
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. He has sold nearly 11 million records combining his solo and group works. Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's 1994 " Bootle ...
,
Techniec,
Scarface and
WC.
Cj Mac was featured on a No Jumper interview, a podcast on the internet released May 15, 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
*''
True Game'' (1995)
*''
Platinum Game
''Platinum Game'' is the second studio album by American rapper CJ Mac. It was released on August 31, 1999 through Hoo-Bangin' Records, Hoo-Bangin'/Priority Records. Hip hop production, Production was handled by Young Trey, Mad, DJ Crazy Toones, ...
'' (1999)
Extended plays
*''Color Me Funky'' (1991)
References
1964 births
Living people
21st-century American rappers
African-American male actors
African-American rappers
American male film actors
Crips
Death Row Records artists
Gangsta rappers
G-funk artists
Male actors from Los Angeles
Rap-A-Lot Records artists
Rappers from Los Angeles
Ruthless Records artists
West Coast hip hop musicians
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