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Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), known professionally as Mac Mall, is an American rapper from the
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who became known in the mid-late 1990s. Mac Mall signed with the record label, Young Black Brotha Records, and later came to own the label for the production of his own albums, and those of associates. The music video for one of Mac Mall's first singles, "Ghetto Theme" (1993), was directed by
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. He was also longtime friends with
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, who was his mentor early on in his career. Mac Mall is also the cousin of
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, B-Legit, and Sway Calloway.


Career


1993

In 1993, Mac Mall released his debut album '' Illegal Business?'' on Young Black Brotha Records. Entirely produced by Khayree Shaheed, the album featured Ray Luv and
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. ''Illegal Business?'' moved over 200,000 units independently, a major feat for an independent artist and record label. He met Tupac Shakur shortly after the album's release, who after praising Mac's music offered to direct a video for the single "Ghetto Theme". In 1995 he contributed a verse to
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's "Dusted and Disgusted" and Eightball & MJG's "Friend or Foe". In 1996 he signed a record deal with
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, which released his second, and most commercially successful album, '' Untouchable''.Birchmeier, Jason " Mac Mall Biography, ''
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'', Macrovision Corporation


1996

In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's
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, America Is Dying Slowly, alongside
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,
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, and
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, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The album, meant to raise awareness of the
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epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine.


1999

In 1999, he started his own label, Sesed Out Records. The label's first release was the compilation '' Mac Mall Presents the Mallennium'', followed by his first solo album on the label and third overall, '' Illegal Business? 2000'' a year later. Though no longer on a major label, he still managed to achieve success on ''Illegal Business? 2000'', which spawned what is perhaps his most well known single, "Wide Open". '' Immaculate'' followed in 2001, which would find him once again reuniting with longtime collaborator Khayree Shaheed. After 2002's ''Mackin Speaks Louder Than Words'', he took a 4-year hiatus from solo albums, instead focusing on collaborative efforts with JT the Bigga Figga and Mac Dre. He began work on an album with Mac Dre, which would be called ''Da U.S. Open''. Unfortunately, Dre passed before the album was released, and it ended up being some of Dre's final recordings.Azpiri, John " ''Immaculate'' Review, ''
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'', Macrovision Corporation


2006

In 2006, Mac Mall returned with his first solo album on Thizz Entertainment, ''Thizziana Stoned and the Temple of Shrooms''. "Perfect Poison", a song off of the album, was featured in the video game '' Skate''. He followed up ''Thizziana'' with ''Mac To The Future'' in 2009, becoming his second solo album with Thizz.


2011

In 2011, Mac Mall announced that he will release an album in November called ''The Rebellion Against All There Is''. It will be a joint release with his own label Thizzlamic Records, and Young Black Brotha Records. ''The Rebellion Against All There Is'' will include 17 tracks, with features from Ray Luv, Shima, Boss Hogg, Luiyo La Musico and Latriece Love. The first single from the album is "To Live In The Bay". Moreover, Mac reunites with producer Khayree, who is said to be producing the whole effort. Seventeen years ago, Khayree produced Mac's Young Black Brotha Records debut, ''Illegal Business?''. It has been 12 years since the Bay Area pair worked together. Though initially planned for November 2011, ''The Rebellion Against All There Is'' is now scheduled for release on February 21, 2012. A music video for his next single, "The Rebellion Against All There Is", will be released shortly before the album hits stores. Mac Mall also collaborated with fellow west coast rapper Daniel Jordan and
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-based rapper/producer Esham on Jordan's 2011 album ''The Stranger'', on the song "Sad Clown".


2015–present

In November 2015, Mac Mall released an autobiography called "My Opinion". The book was named after the popular song on his first album. In the book Mac Mall writes about how he became a rapper, growing up in Vallejo and how his career progressed.


Discography


Studio albums

*'' Illegal Business?'' (1993) *'' Untouchable'' (1996) *'' Illegal Business? 2000'' (1999) *'' Immaculate'' (2001) *'' Mackin Speaks Louder Than Words'' (2002) *''Thizziana Stoned and the Temple of Shrooms'' (2006) *''Mac to the Future'' (2009) *''The Rebellion Against All There Is'' (2011) *''Macnifacence & Malliciousness'' (2014) *''Legal Business? ''(2015) *''1990's'' (2017)


Collaboration albums

*'' Beware of Those'' with JT the Bigga Figga (2000) *''Illegal Game'' with JT the Bigga Figga (2004) *''Da U.S. Open'' with Mac Dre (2005)


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mall, Mac 1975 births Living people Gangsta rappers West Coast hip-hop musicians African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers 20th-century American male rappers Musicians from Vallejo, California Hip-hop musicians from San Francisco Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians