Mac (rapper)
McKinley Phipps, Jr. is an American rapper and songwriter from New Orleans’ 3rd Ward. Mac began rapping as a child, releasing his debut album The Lyrical Midget at the age of 13 in 1990, under the stage name Lil Mac. Mac released 2 solo albums and 1 album as part of the 504 Boyz on No Limit, including 1998’s Shell Shocked, which peaked at #11 on the US Billboard 200. Mac was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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McKinley Phipps, Jr. is an American rapper and songwriter from New Orleans’ 3rd Ward. Mac began rapping as a child, releasing his debut album The Lyrical Midget at the age of 13 in 1990, under the stage name Lil Mac. Mac would eventually sign with Master P’s No Limit Records and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed artists on the label. Mac released 2 solo albums and 1 album as part of the 504 Boyz on No Limit, including 1998’s Shell Shocked, which peaked at #11 on the US Billboard 200. In 2001, Mac was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He is currently serving his sentence at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana.
Mac maintains his innocence, and his parents have campaigned to re-open the investigation into his case for many years. In 2007, Mac released The Lost Tapes, which consisted of unreleased material recorded with the label The Lost. On February 21, 2000, Mac’s greatest hits mixtape Uptown Veterans’ was released. Mac was scheduled to perform at Louisiana nightclub Slide Club, Louisiana, on May 31, 2012, but cancelled due to his prison sentence. He was the featured rapper on the group’s Goodfellas, which went gold #2 on the Billboard 200, and was featured prominently on the first verse and chorus of the song Wobbleble.
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