M.C. Brains

M.C. Brains
Born	May 24, 1974 (1974-05-24) (age 37)
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1991-?
Labels	Motown Records

M.C. Brains (born James Davis^[1] or James de Shannon,^[2] May 24, 1974) is a rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. Michael Bivins signed Brains to Motown Records, who issued his first LP in 1992. As a crossover artist following MC Hammer, Brains hit the charts with three singles that year. He released another album in 1996 entitled Brainwashed through Ichiban Records.^[3]

Discography

Albums

• Lovers Lane (Motown Records, March 17, 1992) #31 US R&B/Hip-Hop, #47 Billboard Top 200^[4]
• Brainwashed (M. C. Brains album) (Ichiban Records, 1996)^[3]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions[5]
		Billboard Hot 100	US Hot Rap Singles	US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
1992	"Brainstorming"	69	19	-	29
	"Everybody's Talking About M.C. Brains"	-	23	-	-
	"Oochie Coochie"	21	1	26	16

References

1. ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th ed, 2000
2. ^ M.C. Brains at Allmusic.com
3. ^ ^{a b} http://soundspar.com/bands.aspx?ID=55 Brianz Davis at Soundspar.
4. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
5. ^ Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.

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