Mr. Marcelo (born August 13, 1976) is an American rapper who was briefly signed to
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
in 2000. Taking his name from New Orleans mobster,
Carlos Marcello
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Aside from his role in the American Mafia, he is also n ...
,
Mr. Marcelo released his debut album, ''
Brick Livin''' through No Limit Records on July 25, 2000. Though it received good reviews, the album failed to make it very high on the charts, only making it to #172 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and #43 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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.
Early life
Mr. Marcelo was born and raised in the
Magnolia Projects
The Magnolia Projects, officially the C. J. Peete Public Housing Development, was one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. As part of the ongoing redevelopment, the area has been renamed Harmony Oaks. The project was among the largest, housi ...
of
,
Louisiana
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. He is the elder brother of rapper
Currensy
Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (often stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings.
Music career
2002–2008: No Limit and Young Money ...
.
Music career
He achieved local success in 1992 with a song called "Hey P-Popper", which was a very popular dance at that time. In 2000 he was featured on the
504 Boyz
504 Boyz were an American hip hop group from New Orleans, Louisiana named for the New Orleans area code.
The original 504 Boyz, Master P (as "Nino Brown"), Mystikal (as "G. Money"), Silkk The Shocker (as "Vito"), C-Murder, and Krazy, released ...
single "Whodi", and released his first album, ''Brick Livin, his only hit.
In 2001 he released a second album, ''Streetz Got Luv 4 Me'', which was not successful. He released a third album, ''Still Brick Livin' '', in 2004 on his own label, Brick Livin Entertainment, and a fourth album, ''Son of Magnolia'', in 2006 on the Ball or Fall Records label. He has also released several mixtapes through Brick Livin Entertainment.
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
See also
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No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
*
Curren$y
Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (often stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. In 2011, he founded the label Jet Life Recordings.
Music career
2002–2008: No Limit and Young Money ...
References
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African-American male rappers
American male rappers
Living people
No Limit Records artists
Rappers from New Orleans
Gangsta rappers
21st-century American rappers
1973 births
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people