Mac Lethal

Mac Lethal

Mac Lethal (born David McCleary Sheldon) is an American rapper and hip hop producer from the metropolitan area of Kansas City, Missouri. He is a co-founder of Black Clover Records..

Biography

Mac Lethal was born David McCleary Taylor on July 25th 1981. In 1998 he would go on to win several rap battles against local emcees from rival Kansas City high schools, and began to generate a buzz amongst the very small, tightly knit Kansas City underground hip-hop community. Mac entered the emcee battle at Scribble Jam hip-hop festival in August of 2001 and took second place in the finals. Sage would later take Mac on the F*ck Clear Channel Tour in 2004.

In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis. Mac Lethal hosts Black Clover Radio Hour on the Kansas City alternative station 96.5 The Buzz. It has aired every Sunday night since the end of 2005.

The Love Potion Collection

Following the release of Men Are From Mars, Porn Stars Are From Earth, Mac Lethal put out another mixtape titled the Love Potion Collection. Included were two versions of "Pass the Ammo," an anti-war screed. After signing to Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2004, Mac Lethal turned in what he thought was to be his debut album for that record label. Following the death of his mother, he took a new approach to making music. He scrapped that version of 11:11, releasing some tracks as the Love Potion Collection Volume 2, and set to re-recording. In 2006, he released a third album in his Love Potion series, written while on tour in Canada with P.O.S. Love Potion Collection 4 contains songs that did not make it on the final Rhymesayers released 11:11.

11:11

Mac Lethal signed to Minneapolis-based Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2004. His Rhymesayers debut album, "11:11" was released on October 9, 2007. After heading out on tour with Atmosphere in the fall of 2007, he embarked on a tour in support of the album in early and mid 2008 with fellow Black Clover Records artist Grieves. His song "Sun Storm" from 11:11 was played on Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew, and is currently Mac's most downloaded song on Itunes.

Discography

Albums

• 11:11 (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2007)
• Original Draught: The Original 11:11 Sessions (Black Clover Records, 2009)
• Irish Goodbye (October 2010)

Mixtapes

• Men are from Mars, Porn Stars are from Earth (2002)
• The Love Potion Collection (Black Clover Records, 2003)
• The Love Potion Collection 2 (Black Clover Records, 2006)
• The Love Potion Collection 3 (Black Clover Records, 2006)
• The Love Potion Collection 4 (Black Clover Records, 2007)
• The Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (Black Clover Records, 2008)
• The Love Potion Collection 5 (Black Clover Records, 2009)
• Syntax presents Mac Lethal's Insomniac Stash Volume 1 (bootleg)
• Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 1: Original 11:11 (Black Clover Records 2009)
• Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 2: Moonthinker (Black Clover Records, 2009)
• Blood in the Water Mixtape (Black Clover Records, 2010)

EP's

• Moonthinker (2001)
• Nine Situations (2003)
• Women of Scribble Jam (2004)
• Digital Love Potion EP (2008)

Black Clover Special Reserve

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 1 (Black Clover Records 2008)

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 2 (Black Clover Records 2008)

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 3 (Black Clover Records 2008)

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 4 (Black Clover Records 2009)

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 5 (Black Clover Records 2009)

• Black Clover Presents: Special Reserve Volume 6 (Black Clover Records 2009)

External links

• Official Myspace
• Lethalville
• Rhymesayers Entertainment