Craig Mack

Craig Mack
Born	May 10, 1971 (1971-05-10) (age 40) Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Origin	Brentwood, Long Island, New York, United States
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Bad Boy Records Street Life Records Stereo Nasty Records
Associated acts	The Notorious B.I.G., Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray

Craig Mack (born May 10, 1971) is an American Grammy nominated rapper, who gained fame on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment record label in the 1990s. Although his first single was released under the name MC EZ in 1988, he is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava In Ya Ear", which was released under his real name. The remix of the single was the breakout appearance of The Notorious B.I.G., as well as one of the first solo appearances by Busta Rhymes. The success of The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album Ready To Die overshadowed Mack's early success on the Bad Boy label.

Although Puff Daddy mentioned in a 1994 interview on MTV's Yo! MTV Raps that he was working with Mack on his second album, which was to be released sometime in January the following year, this proved to not be the case. Present at that interview (which also included The Notorious B.I.G.), Mack himself appeared puzzled by the statement.^[1] As of September 1, 2008, he was no longer on Stereo Nasty Records.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [2]	US R&B [3]
Project: Funk da World	Release date: September 20, 1994 Label: Bad Boy Records Formats: CD, cassette	21	6	US: Gold
Operation: Get Down	Release date: June 24, 1997 Label: Street Life Records Formats: CD, cassette	46	17

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US [4]	US R&B [5]	US Rap [6]	UK [7]
1994	"Flava In Ya Ear"	9	4	1	57	Project: Funk Da World
	"Get Down"	38	17	2	54
1997	"What I Need"	—	55	16	—	Operation: Get Down
1998	"Style"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH7iA5HDWdM
2. ^ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/craig-mack/chart-history/36803?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 
3. ^ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/craig-mack/chart-history/36803?f=333&g=Albums. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 
4. ^ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/craig-mack/chart-history/36803. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 
5. ^ "Craig Mack Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/craig-mack/chart-history/36803?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 
6. ^ "Craig Mack : Allmusic : Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/craig-mack-p44938/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 
7. ^ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". The Official Charts Company. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM. Retrieved May 27, 2011. 

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Name	Mack, Craig
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Date of birth	May 10, 1971
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey, United States
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