Timothy Brown, (born September 26, 1967) also known as Father MC, is an American
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...
who achieved success in the early 1990s on the
Uptown Records
Uptown Records is an American record label, based in New York City, founded in 1986 by old school rapper ‘Dr Jekyll’ - Andre Harrell. From the late 1980s into the early 1990s, it was a leader in R&B and hip-hop.
Beginnings and success
In ...
label
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.
Personal life
Born on September 26, 1967 in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
, he grew up in
Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County li ...
.
Father MC appeared in the August 1996 issue of ''
Playgirl
''Playgirl'' is an American magazine that has historically featured pictorials of nude and semi-nude men alongside general interest, lifestyle, celebrity journalism, and original fiction. For most of its history, the magazine printed monthly a ...
'' in a photospread taken by Greg Weiner.
Discography
Albums
* ''
Father's Day
Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...
'' (1990)
* ''
Close to You'' (1992)
* ''
Sex Is Law'' (1993)
* ''This Is for the Players'' (1995)
* ''No Secrets'' (1999)
* ''Eat this Morning'' (2003)
* ''Fam Body'' (2010)
Songs
* "
Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" (1990)
* "
I'll Do 4 U" (1990)
S #20* "
Lisa Baby" (1991)
* "
I've Been Watching You" (1991)
* "One Nite Stand" (1992)
S #111* "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (1992)
S #37* "Innocent Girl"(1993) (ft. 4 Sure)
S #102* "Ï Beeped You" (1994)
* "Hey, How Ya Doin'" (1995)
* “Father’s Day” (Expanded edition) (2024)
References
Living people
Rappers from Brooklyn
African-American male rappers
21st-century American male rappers
20th-century American male rappers
21st-century American rappers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American musicians
People from Far Rockaway, Queens
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