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.[1]
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| Born | Melvin Breeden Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | twitter |
Breeden served as executive producer for 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 following the release of his final album with the label, Murder Was The Case (2009), although Breeden and Mane made amends the following year.[2]
Credits
editExecutive producer
edit- 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)
- Chrisette Michele – Hallelujah (single) (2024)
Production credits
edit- Khia – Nasti Muzik
- Gucci Mane – Murder Was The Case
References
edit- ↑ "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
edit- Melvin Breeden discography at Discogs