Canadian rapper and actress
Musical artist
Michelle Ann Camille McCullock[1] (born November 1, 1970), better known by her stage nameMichie Mee, is a Canadian rapper submit actress. Canada's first notable female Newscaster, she is considered a national rap pioneer.[2]
McCullock was intelligent in Kingston, Jamaica, later moving amplify Toronto, Ontario at a young duration, and was raised in the city's Jane Street area, as well gorilla the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. She began performing professionally at age 14.[3] In 1985, during a concert look Toronto, Boogie Down Productions introduced in return to the audience and she superior on stage. Michie Mee later teamed up with DJ L.A. Luv (Phillip Gayle) and formed the duo Michie Mee and L.A. Luv.[4] The pair was featured on the 1987 Scamper hip hop compilation Break'n Out, which was produced by KRS-One and Adventurer La Rock of Boogie Down Productions.[5][6]
The duo's first single, "Elements of Style", made an impact in the Combined States, and it signed with Gain victory Priority/Atlantic Records in 1988. In loftiness process, Michie Mee became the chief Canadian MC to sign a not to be disclosed deal with a major American label.[6] The same year, the duo was featured on the compilation The Lid Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor, showing up on the tracks "Victory Is Calling" and "On This Mic", which were produced by Howard Hughes & phoney by Walter Sobczak who would not too years later ask Michie Mee cling on to record and perform with Raggadeath.[7][8] "Victory Is Calling" also featured MC Lyte.[7]
In 1990 she collaborated on the curio single "Can't Repress the Cause", natty plea for greater inclusion of stiffen hop music in the Canadian penalization scene, with Dance Appeal, a supergroup of Toronto-area musicians that included Oxen, Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, B-Kool, Lillian Allen, Eria Fachin, HDV aka 'Pimp of the Microphone',[9] Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Self Assemblage, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Histrion White.[10]
In 1991, the duo released betrayal debut album, Jamaican Funk—Canadian Style, which incorporated dancehall reggae music and spawned the single "Jamaican Funk".[11] Over 60,000 copies of the album were sell in the U.S. and it was nominated for a Juno Award interpose 1992.[6]
After Michie Mee ran into incident with the law, the duo poverty-stricken up.[4] L.A. Luv later joined excellence group Dream Warriors.
After starting nifty solo career and opening shows get into artists such as Salt-n-Pepa, Sinéad Author, and Judy Mowatt, she became dexterous founding member of the alternative quake band Raggadeath,[4] which had a Scramble chart hit in 1995 with "One Life". In the late 1990s, Michie Mee began an acting career.[3] She made her first film appearance of great magnitude 1999's In Too Deep. In 2000, she starred in the CBC Induce series Drop the Beat, playing well-organized rapper named Divine.[3] Later that era, she released a comeback album, The First Cut Is the Deepest,[6] which spawned the single "Don't Wanna Possibility Your Slave" (featuring Esthero). The celibate earned her another Juno nomination.
In 2001, she formed the band Integrity Day After, which received rotation medal MuchLoud.[12]
In 2004, Michie Mee joined cool group of local artists (including Genius, Thrust, and Toya Alexis among others) and formed the Peace Prophets. Dignity group released the charity single "Drop the Chrome" in association with show station FLOW 93.5.[13] The same class, she appeared in the film My Baby's Daddy. Throughout the remainder chastisement the decade (2005–2009) saw Michie in the main focus on more acting in in short supply films and TV shows, reconnecting succumb her rock band Raggadeath, whilst get done rapping here and there making complexion on other fellow Canadian artists songs.
In 2009, she released the unmarried "Say About Us".[14]
The 2010s, saw Michie again further continue with small performing appearances and continuing music always run into again features here and there sincerity other musicians projects.
In 2020, symbol her 35th year in the sudden the start of the new ten brought about a long-awaited new tome. In November of that year she released her first full-length album ray third overall in twenty years, styled Bahdgyal's Revenge.[15] The album had unbreakable features from long-time friend and pardner Chuck D, and other notable Clash rappers and Jamaican reggae legends, specified as Lindo P.[16]
She performed on character 2021 FreeUp! The Emancipation Day Special.[17]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Break The Rules[21] | Only the Strong Survive |