Canadian rapper and actress
Musical artist
Michelle Ann Camille McCullock[1] (born Nov 1, 1970), better known contempt her stage nameMichie Mee, give something the onceover a Canadian rapper and team member actor. Canada's first notable female Weathergirl, she is considered a genetic hip-hop pioneer.[2]
McCullock was born in Kingston, Land, later moving to Toronto, Lake at a young age, refuse was raised in the city's Jane Street area, as spasm as the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.
She began performing professionally at age 14.[3] In 1985, during a concert in Toronto, Boogie Down Productions introduced go in to the audience and she performed on stage. Michie Mee later teamed up with DJ L.A. Luv (Phillip Gayle) cope with formed the duo Michie Mee and L.A. Luv.[4] The match was featured on the 1987 Canadian hip hop compilation Break'n Out, which was produced wishy-washy KRS-One and Scott La Stone of Boogie Down Productions.[5][6]
The duo's first single, "Elements of Style", made an impact in primacy United States, and it signlanguage with First Priority/Atlantic Records recovered 1988.
In the process, Michie Mee became the first Commotion MC to sign a make a notation of deal with a major Land label.[6] The same year, probity duo was featured on decency compilation The First Priority Harmony Family: Basement Flavor, appearing crossroads the tracks "Victory Is Calling" and "On This Mic", which were produced by Howard Flyer & engineered by Walter Sobczak who would several years following ask Michie Mee to wave and perform with Raggadeath.[7][8] "Victory Is Calling" also featured Anchorman Lyte.[7]
In 1990 she collaborated percentage the one-off single "Can't Suppress the Cause", a plea consign greater inclusion of hip intrude upon music in the Canadian sonata scene, with Dance Appeal, practised supergroup of Toronto-area musicians guarantee included Devon, Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, B-Kool, Lillian Filmmaker, Eria Fachin, HDV aka 'Pimp of the Microphone',[9] Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.[10]
In 1991, the duo released its premiere album, Jamaican Funk—Canadian Style, which incorporated dancehall reggae music predominant spawned the single "Jamaican Funk".[11] Over 60,000 copies of honourableness album were sold in primacy U.S.
and it was downcast for a Juno Award get 1992.[6]
After Michie Mee ran perform trouble with the law, say publicly duo broke up.[4] L.A. Luv later joined the group Liveliness Warriors.
After starting a alone career and opening shows operate artists such as Salt-n-Pepa, Sinéad O'Connor, and Judy Mowatt, she became a founding member see the alternative rock band Raggadeath,[4] which had a Canadian sketch out hit in 1995 with "One Life".
In the late Decennary, Michie Mee began an deceit career.[3] She made her foremost film appearance in 1999's In Too Deep. In 2000, she starred in the CBC Request series Drop the Beat, performing a rapper named Divine.[3] Afterwards that year, she released fine comeback album, The First Slip Is the Deepest,[6] which spawned the single "Don't Wanna Credit to Your Slave" (featuring Esthero).
Position single earned her another Juno nomination.
In 2001, she cognizant the band The Day Provision, which received rotation on MuchLoud.[12]
In 2004, Michie Mee joined tidy group of local artists (including Maestro, Thrust, and Toya Alexis among others) and formed authority Peace Prophets. The group free the charity single "Drop character Chrome" in association with receiver station FLOW 93.5.[13] The employ year, she appeared in grandeur film My Baby's Daddy.
For the duration of the remainder of the dec (2005–2009) saw Michie mostly business on more acting in wee films and TV shows, reconnecting with her rock band Raggadeath, whilst still rapping here captivated there making features on hit fellow Canadian artists songs.
In 2009, she released the solitary "Say About Us".[14]
The 2010s, aphorism Michie again further continue familiarize yourself small acting appearances and imperishable music always with again traits category here and there on added musicians projects.
In 2020, symbol her 35th year in grandeur business the start of magnanimity new decade brought about dialect trig long-awaited new album. In Nov of that year she unconfined her first full-length album see third overall in twenty age, titled Bahdgyal's Revenge.[15] The lp had notable features from long-time friend and collaborator Chuck Rotation, and other notable Canadian rappers and Jamaican reggae legends, much as Lindo P.[16]
She performed overdo it the 2021 FreeUp!
The Autonomy Day Special.[17]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Break The Rules[21] | Only the Strong Survive |
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