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Mac Lethal
Birth nameDavid McCleary Sheldon[1]
Also known asUncle Mac[2]
Born (1981-07-25) July 25, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[1]
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • producer
  • songwriter
  • radio host
  • author
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • sampler
  • keyboards
Years active2001–present
Labels
Websitemaclethal.bandcamp.com

David McCleary Sheldon (born July 25, 1981), known professionally as Mac Lethal, is an American rapper and songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri.[1][3] He is the founder of Black Clover Records and formerly a radio host on KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz show, Black Clover Radio.[4][5]

Career

Mac Lethal released his debut studio album, Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth, on HHI Recordings in 2002.[6] In that year, he won the Scribble Jam rap battle.[7] Sage Francis took him on the Fuck Clear Channel Tour in 2004.[8]

In 2006, Mac Lethal founded Black Clover Records with longtime friend Jeremy Willis, who had been running the Datura Label.[4] In 2007, he released a studio album, 11:11, on Rhymesayers Entertainment.[9]

In 2011, he was offered a contract from Sony which he rejected, referring to the $250,000, 5 album, 2 option and one milestone option deal as "insane".[10]

In November 2011, Mac Lethal released a video on YouTube of him rapping over the beat to Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" while he prepares a dish of pancakes in his kitchen.[11] The video became a viral hit and got millions of views in a matter of days, leading to interviews on websites like CNN and The Washington Post.[12][13] It was included on Spin's "10 Most Contagiously Viral Musical Web Sensations of 2011" list.[14] In that year, he also released a studio album, Irish Goodbye, on Black Clover Records.[15]

Mac Lethal also runs a Tumblr feed called "Texts from Bennett", in which he posts text message conversations between himself and his cousin Bennett. Although some have questioned whether or not Bennett is a real person, he insists that the conversations are genuine.[16] He released the novel of the same name on Simon & Schuster in 2013.[17][18]

Mac Lethal and Amber Diamond host the television show, Binge Thinking, which premiered on MTV2 on April 1, 2016.[19][20] On September 13, 2016, he released a studio album, Congratulations, which featured a guest appearance from Tech N9ne.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[22]
Men Are from Mars, Pornstars Are from Earth
  • Released: 2002[6]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
 —
11:11
  • Released: October 9, 2007[23]
  • Label: Rhymesayers
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Irish Goodbye
  • Released: December 31, 2011[24]
  • Label: Black Clover
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 35
Congratulations
  • Released: September 13, 2016[25]
  • Label: Black Clover
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —

Mixtapes

  • The Love Potion Collection (2003)
  • The Love Potion Collection 2 (2006)
  • The Love Potion Collection 3 (2006)
  • The Love Potion Collection 4 (2007)
  • The Crown Prime Rib Mixtape (2008)
  • The Love Potion Collection 5 (2009)
  • Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 1: Original 11:11 (2009)
  • Black Clover Presents Aged Barrel Series 2: Moonthinker (2009)
  • Blood in the Water Mixtape (2010)
  • The Love Potion Collection 6 (2010)
  • North Korean BBQ (2011)
  • The Love Potion Collection 7: The Hair Years (2011)

Extended plays

  • Moon Thinker (2001)
  • Nine Situations (2003)
  • Digital Love Potion (2008)
  • Daytrotter Session (2008)
  • Fast as Hell Though (2011)
  • Postcards from Kansas City (2014)[26]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Women of Scribble Jam"[27]
(with Murs) 		2004 Scribble Jam Vol 2
"Make Out Bandit"[28] 2007 11:11
"Sun Storm"[29] 2008
"Undertow"[30] 2009 The Love Potion Collection 5
"Lookin Bro"[31] Non-album singles
"Nerdy White Kid Kills Look at Me Now"[32] 2011
"You're vs. Your"[33] 2012
"How to Make Your Own Chick-Fil-A"[34]
"Beatbox + iPhone + Guitar + Fast Rap = Win"[35]
"Alphabet Insanity"[36] 2014
"Incredible Mozart Rap"[37]
"Kansas City Royals Insanity Rap"[38] 2015
"Supersonic"[39]
(with Brains McLoud and Big G) 		2016 Dark Matter
"Turning into My Father"[40] 2018 Non-album singles
"Lethal"[41]
(with Forever M.C. featuring ¡Mayday!)
"I Tried to Kill Myself"[42]
"Rapping 1000 Words in 2 Minutes"[43] 2019
"Mac Lethal Sucks, Pt. 2"[44]
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Skies The Limit"[45]
(The Muzik Lounge featuring Mac Lethal) 		2010 Non-album singles
"You and Me Versus the World"[46]
(Nineteen Eighty Seven featuring Mac Lethal) 		2011
"Crustified Christmas"[47]
(R.A. the Rugged Man featuring Mac Lethal) 		2012
"Bender (Remix)"[48]
(Center Of Attention featuring Tech N9ne, Mac Lethal, Irv da Phenom, Jl of B.Hood, Joey Cool, Dutch Newman and Godemis) 		2013
"The Routine"[49]
(Ces Cru featuring Mac Lethal) 		2017
"Edgeycation"[50]
(Rcthahazard featuring Mac Lethal) 		Dead End
"YouTube Cypher, Vol. 2"[51]
(Crypt featuring Quadeca, Mac Lethal, ImDontai, Devvon Terrell, Ryan Oakes, Moxas, Scru Face Jean, VI Seconds, Gawne, NemRaps, Lex Bratcher and DkRapArtist) 		2019 Non-album singles
"Death to Mumble Rap"[52]
(Gawne featuring Mac Lethal, Futuristic and Crypt)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Ashes to Ashley"[53] 2008 Sadistik The Balancing Act
"Broken Van (Thinking of You)"[54] 2009 CunninLynguists Strange Journey Volume One
"Foot Loose"[55] 2010 Noah23 Heart of Rock
"Fuck Wells Fargo"[56] 2011 Sole, B. Dolan Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel
"Ammo"[57] Orikal Uno +1 (EP)
"The Giving Tree"[58] MC Lars, K.Flay Lars Attacks!
"I'm Awesome (Remix)"[59] Spose Happy Medium
"Sleep Is for the Weak"[60] Eyenine Afraid to Dream
"Random Love"[61] Tone Spliff, Esoteric Work Ethics
"White Democrats"[62] 2012 Copywrite God Save the King
"O'Doyle Rules"[63] Apathy, Diabolic, Paradime, Joe Scudda, Rob Kelly, Ryu It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 3
"Nightcaps"[64] Evil Intentions Evil Intentions
"Get Off"[65] 2013 Ces Cru Constant Energy Struggles
"Slept On"[66] 2015 Eigh8t The Chosen One, Copywrite Hate On

Books

  • Texts from Bennett: A Novel (2013) ISBN 978-1-4767-0687-0

References

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  25. ^ "Congratulations by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  26. ^ Mac Lethal (January 27, 2014). "My EP (it's actually 11 songs), Postcards From Kansas City, which originally came only with my book, is now for sale on iTunes". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  27. ^ "Mac Lethal And Murs - Women Of Scribble Jam (2004, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  28. ^ "Make Out Bandit". Rhymesayers. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  29. ^ "Sun Storm - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. April 8, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  30. ^ "Undertow - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. March 25, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  31. ^ "Lookin Bro - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. October 5, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  32. ^ "Nerdy White Kid Kills Look at Me Now - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  33. ^ "You're vs. Your - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. May 17, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  34. ^ "How to Make Your Own Chick-Fil-A - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. August 6, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  35. ^ "Beatbox + iPhone + Guitar + Fast Rap = Win - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  36. ^ "Alphabet Insanity - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. February 20, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  37. ^ "Incredible Mozart Rap - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. August 27, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  38. ^ "Kansas City Royals Insanity Rap - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. June 23, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  39. ^ "Supersonic - Single by Mac Lethal, Brains Mcloud & Big G". Apple Music. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  40. ^ "Turning into My Father - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. June 21, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  41. ^ "Lethal (feat. ¡Mayday!) - Single by Forever M.C. & Mac Lethal". Apple Music. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  42. ^ "I Tried to Kill Myself - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  43. ^ "Rapping 1000 Words in 2 Minutes - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. February 9, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  44. ^ "Mac Lethal Sucks, Pt. 2 - Single by Mac Lethal". Apple Music. July 12, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  45. ^ "Skies The Limit (feat. Mac Lethal) - Single by The Muzik Lounge". Apple Music. April 10, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  46. ^ "You and Me Versus the World (feat. Mac Lethal) - Single by Nineteen Eighty Seven". Apple Music. January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  47. ^ "Crustified Christmas [feat. Mac Lethal] - Single by R.A. the Rugged Man Ces Cru". Apple Music. December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  48. ^ "Bender (Remix) [feat. Tech N9ne, Mac Lethal, Irv da Phenom, Jl of B.Hood, Joey Cool, Dutch Newman & Godemis] - Single by Center Of Attention". Apple Music. July 23, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  49. ^ "The Routine (feat. Mac Lethal) - Single by Ces Cru". Apple Music. January 6, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  50. ^ "Edgeycation (feat. Mac Lethal) - Single by Rcthahazard". Apple Music. March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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  64. ^ "Evil Intentions by Evil Intentions". Apple Music. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  65. ^ "Constant Energy Struggles (Deluxe Edition) by Ces Cru". Apple Music. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  66. ^ "Hate On by Eigh8t The Chosen One". Apple Music. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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