Mac Mall facts for kids

Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), known professionally as Mac Mall, is an American rapper from the San Francisco Bay Area who became known in the mid-late 1990s.

Mac Mall signed with the record label, Young Black Brotha Records, and later came to own the label for the production of his own albums, and those of associates.

The music video for one of Mac Mall's first singles, "Ghetto Theme" (1993), was directed by Tupac Shakur. He was also longtime friends with Mac Dre, who was his mentor early on in his career. Mac Mall is also the cousin of E-40, B-Legit, and Sway Calloway.

Career

In 1993, Mac Mall released his debut album Illegal Business? on Young Black Brotha Records. Entirely produced by Khayree Shaheed, the album featured Ray Luv and Mac Dre. Illegal Business? moved over 200,000 units independently, a major feat for an independent artist and record label. In 1996 he signed a record deal with Relativity Records, which released his second, and most commercially successful album, Untouchable.

In 1999, he started his own label, Sesed Out Records. The label's first release was the compilation Mac Mall Presents the Mallennium. In 2002, he took a 4-year hiatus from solo albums, instead focusing on collaborative efforts. He began work on an album with Mac Dre, which would be called Da U.S. Open. Unfortunately, Dre passed before the album was released, and it ended up being some of Dre's final recordings.

In 2011, Mac Mall announced that he will release an album in November called The Rebellion Against All There Is. It will be a joint release with his own label Thizzlamic Records, and Young Black Brotha Records. The Rebellion Against All There Is will include 17 tracks, with features from Ray Luv, Shima, Boss Hogg, Luiyo La Musico and Latriece Love.

In November 2015, Mac Mall released an autobiography called "My Opinion". The book was named after the popular song on his first album. In the book Mac Mall writes about how he became a rapper, growing up in Vallejo and how his career progressed.

Discography

Studio albums

• Illegal Business? (1993)
• Untouchable (1996)
• Illegal Business? 2000 (1999)
• Immaculate (2001)
• Mackin Speaks Louder Than Words (2002)
• Thizziana ... and the Temple ... (2006)
• Mac to the Future (2009)
• The Rebellion Against All There Is (2011)
• Macnifacence & Malliciousness (2014)
• Legal Business? (2015)
• 1990's (2017)

Collaboration albums

• Beware of Those with JT the Bigga Figga (2000)
• Illegal Game with JT the Bigga Figga (2004)
• Da U.S. Open with Mac Dre (2005)