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| Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden | |
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| Birth name | Melvin Breeden |
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| Origin | Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| Genres | Hip hop, reggae, pop, R&B, gospel |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | twitter |
Melvin Breeden, also known by his stage name Mel-Man, is an American record executive from Norfolk, Virginia. With Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe, he co-founded the independent record label Big Cat Records in 1999. Having signed hip hop artists such as Gucci Mane, Rasheeda and Khia, entertainment magazine Billboard named the label one of the Top Rap Labels of 2005. Breeden served as executive producer for then-unknown Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane's first three studio albums, before his contract was bought out by Atlantic Records. Mane was upset with Big Cat Records label following the release of his 2009 album Murder Was The Case. However, Breeden and Mane made amends the following year.
Credits
Executive producer
- Freak Nasty – Da Dip (1997)
- Freak Nasty – Down Low (1998)
- Cherrelle – The Right Time (1999)
- Buju Banton – Toppa Di Top (2002)
- Various Artists – 504 va 404 (2004)
- Various Artists – Street Certified (2005)
- Rasheeda – GA Peach (2006)
- Gucci Mane – Trap House (2005)
- MACEO – Straight Out Da Pot (2006)
- Gucci Mane – Hard To Kill (2006)
- Gucci Mane – Trap-A-Thon (2007)
- Gucci Mane – Hood Classics (2008)
- Gucci Mane – Bird Money (2009)
- Khia – Nasti Muzik (2008)
- Gucci Mane – Murder Was The Case (2009)
- Canton Jones – Worship Mode (2017)
- Canton Jones – GREATNESS (2018)
- LAIKA – Sad Girl (2020)
- TE-RAYE – Mannequin (2021)
Production credits
- Khia – Nasti Muzik
- Gucci Mane – Murder Was The Case
References
- "Big Cat Records to Release Gucci Mane's TRAP-A-THON On 9/25". The Free Library. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- Ryon, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records Squash Beef". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
External links
- Melvin Breeden discography at Discogs