MC Shan "Born To Be Wild" LP Cold Chillin' (US)

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Track Listing:

A1I Pioneered This4:59A2Give Me My Freedom4:01A3So Def3:33A4Back To The Basics3:46A5Go For Yours (Cause I'm Gonna Get Mine)3:54A6Born To Be Wild5:00B1She's Gone Written-By –  5:20B2Juice Crew Law4:27B3Words Of A Freestyle4:30B4They Used To Do It Out In The Park4:40B5Never Rock A Party5:05

MC Shan (born Shawn Moltke September 6, 1965 in , , ) is an  . He is best known for his song "The Bridge" produced by  and for collaborating with  on "", the international number-one hit single.

Early life and family

Born and raised in the  Projects in the  section of , , Shan is a cousin of   producer , and older brother to female rapper and radio personality .

Career

In 1985, Shan started in  with his first and only major single . He was also interviewed in the 1986 cult documentary . Despite the success, he was dismissed from the record label. Not long after, Shan signed to  due to his relationship with Marl, and joined Marl's  All-Stars. After a few singles were released, MC Shan's debut album  came out in 1987.

He also found himself to be a key player in the noted hip-hop rivalry, known as , between the Juice Crew and . The feud started when Shan and Marl released a song called "The Bridge" as a  to "Beat Biter," itself an answer record directed at .  responded with "South Bronx," and the Juice Crew replied with "Kill That Noise."  magazine described the conflict: "In 1986, it was a beef that launched the star of KRS-One." Boogie Down Productions then released "," widely celebrated among hip-hop fans as the paramount . Years later, MC Shan remade "The Bridge" into "Da Bridge 2001," and strongly denied the bridge "was over", saying:

The Bridge was never over We left our mark The jam is dedicated to you and your boys I brought my Queensbridge thugs to kill that noise

Shan's second album, , followed in 1988 and revealed Shan's  persona, with production once again by Marley Marl. 1990's displayed a more mature style but it also proved to be his last album. When Cold Chillin's sub-label Livin' Large was active, Shan was listed as one of its artists but never released any material. Despite the fact that he focused more on his production career (like Snow's , which featured "", on which he appeared) he recorded "" for 's 2000 compilation called QB's Finest, which also featured , , and .

Shan had a brief stint in films, playing a bit role in 's  as Rappin' Waiter. Shan is credited as the guest rapper on the  song "" in the album .

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