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Dana Dane 
Dane in September 2005Background information Birth name Dana McLeese Born Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Genres Hip hop Instruments Rapping Years active 1985–present Labels Profile/Arista/BMG Records
Maverick/Warner Bros. RecordsAssociated acts Slick Rick Website www.danadane.com Dana McLeese, better known by his stage name Dana Dane, is an American hip hop recording artist known for performance of humorous lyrics (imitating a British accent) and for his fashion sense.
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Early life
McLeese was born in the Walt Whitman housing project in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
Career
Recording artist
Dana Dane's career began as part of the Kangol Crew with fellow MC Slick Rick, to whom he sounded markedly similar, although Slick Rick's English lilt was actually genuine.
Dana Dane's debut album, Dana Dane with Fame, peaked at #46 on the Billboard album chart and was certified gold. His biggest hit in the United States was "Cinderfella Dana Dane", which peaked at #11 on Billboard magazine's R&B charts in 1987.[1] He was among at Profile Records’s core artists, then recorded briefly for Rap-A-Lot Records but did not release anything. He released his last album in 1995 on Maverick Records.
Beyond rapping
Dane operated a clothing boutique in New York City in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
He is an on-air host for Sirius/XM Satellite Radio on its old school hip-hop channel BackSpin.
In 2009, he released his first novel, Numbers (One World/Ballantine/Random House ISBN 9780345506054).
Discography
Albums
- Dana Dane with Fame (1987)
- Dana Dane 4 Ever (1990)
- Rollin' wit Dana Dane (1995)
- Best of Dana Dane (2002)
References
- ^ Chart history at billboard.com
External links
Categories:- People from Brooklyn
- Living people
- Rappers from New York City
- Maverick Records artists
- Profile Records artists
- Rap-a-Lot Records artists
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