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Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden
Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden
Birth name	Melvin Breeden
Also known as	Birdman; Mel-Man;
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia, US
Genres	Hip hop, reggae, pop, R&B, gospel
Occupations	Record executive; record producer;
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Big Cat; Radar Live;
Website	twitter.com/melmanmusic

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Melvin Breeden, also known by his stage name Mel-Man, is an American record executive from Norfolk, Virginia. With Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe, he co-founded the independent record label Big Cat Records in 1999. Having signed hip hop artists such as Gucci Mane, Rasheeda and Khia, entertainment magazine Billboard named the label one of the Top Rap Labels of 2005.^[1] Breeden served as executive producer for then-unknown Atlanta-based rapper Gucci Mane's first three studio albums, before his contract was bought out by Atlantic Records. Mane was upset with Big Cat Records label following the release of his 2009 album Murder Was The Case. However, Breeden and Mane made amends the following year.^[2]

Credits

Executive producer

Freak Nasty – Da Dip (1997)
Freak Nasty – Down Low (1998)
Cherrelle – The Right Time (1999)
Buju Banton – Toppa Di Top (2002)
Various Artists – 504 va 404 (2004)
Various Artists – Street Certified (2005)
Rasheeda – GA Peach (2006)
Gucci Mane – Trap House (2005)
MACEO – Straight Out Da Pot (2006)
Gucci Mane – Hard To Kill (2006)
Gucci Mane – Trap-A-Thon (2007)
Gucci Mane – Hood Classics (2008)
Gucci Mane – Bird Money (2009)
Khia – Nasti Muzik (2008)
Gucci Mane – Murder Was The Case (2009)
Canton Jones – Worship Mode (2017)
Canton Jones – GREATNESS (2018)
LAIKA – Sad Girl (2020)
TE-RAYE – Mannequin (2021)

Production credits

Khia – Nasti Muzik
Gucci Mane – Murder Was The Case

References

^ "Big Cat Records to Release Gucci Mane's TRAP-A-THON On 9/25". The Free Library. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
^ Ryon, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records Squash Beef". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 31, 2010.

External links

Melvin Breeden discography at Discogs

[1] "Big Cat Records to Release Gucci Mane's TRAP-A-THON On 9/25". The Free Library. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

[2] Ryon, Sean (November 2, 2010). "Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records Squash Beef". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 31, 2010.

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+{{short description|American songwriter}}
-'''Melvin Bradford''', better known as '''Mel-Man''', is a hip-hop producer who co-produced [[Dr. Dre]]'s ''[[2001 (album)|2001]]'' album. He also co-produced several tracks with Dre for [[Eminem]]'s sophomore album ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''.
+{{BLP sources|date=January 2020}}
+{{Infobox musical artist<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
+| image            =
+| name             = Melvin "Mel Man" Breeden
+| image_size       =
+| background       = non_performing_personnel
+| birth_name       = Melvin Breeden
+| origin           = [[Norfolk, Virginia]], US
+| genre            = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[reggae]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Gospel music|gospel]]
+| occupation       = {{hlist|Record executive|record producer}}
+| years_active     = 1995–present
+| label            = {{hlist|[[Big Cat Records (U.S. record label)|Big Cat]]|Radar Live}}
+| associated_acts  = [[Freak Nasty, Gucci Mane , Young Ralph, Maceo, Rasheeda, Khia, Blood Raw, Canton Jones, Dre Day 3.0, Te-Raye, Jaye Valentine]]
+| website          = {{URL|https://twitter.com/melmanmusic}}
+| alias            = {{hlist|Birdman|Mel-Man}}
+}}
+'''Melvin Breeden''', also known by his stage name '''Mel-Man''', is an American [[Executive producer|record executive]] from [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. With Marlon "Big Cat" Rowe, he co-founded the independent record label [[Big Cat Records (U.S. record label)|Big Cat Records]] in 1999. Having signed hip hop artists such as [[Gucci Mane]], [[Rasheeda]] and [[Khia]], entertainment magazine [[Billboard Magazine|''Billboard'']] named the label one of the Top Rap Labels of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Big+Cat+Records+to+Release+Gucci+Mane's+TRAP-A-THON+On+9%2F25.-a0168893579 |title=Big Cat Records to Release Gucci Mane's TRAP-A-THON On 9/25 |publisher=The Free Library |date=2007-09-20 |accessdate=2014-02-14}}</ref> Breeden served as executive producer for then-unknown [[Atlanta]]-based rapper Gucci Mane's first three studio albums, before his contract was bought out by [[Atlantic Records]]. Mane was upset with Big Cat Records label following the release of his 2009 album ''[[Murder Was the Case (Gucci Mane album)|Murder Was The Case]]''. However, Breeden and Mane made amends the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.12834/title.gucci-mane-and-big-cat-records-squash-beef|title=Gucci Mane and Big Cat Records Squash Beef|last=Ryon|first=Sean|date=November 2, 2010|website=[[HipHopDX]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref>
+==Credits==
-Though a co-producer on Dr.Dre's multi-platinum ''2001'' album, Mel-Man has not shared co-production credits with Dr.Dre since approximately 2002. In 2003, The Source magazine reported that Mel-Man had left Aftermath, though in 2004, Focus stated that Mel-man had since re-joined the label.
-==Production credits==
+===Executive producer===
+*[[Freak Nasty]] – ''[[Da Dip]]'' (1997)
-*''[[2001 (album)|2001]]'': Co-production with Dr. Dre on every track except "The Message."
+*[[Freak Nasty]] – ''[[Down Low (hip hop album)|Down Low]]'' (1998)
-*''[[The Slim Shady LP]]'': "Role Model" (with Dr. Dre)
+*[[Cherrelle]] – [[The Right Time (Cherrelle album)|''The Right Time'']] (1999)
-*''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'': "Kill You," "Who Knew," "[[The Real Slim Shady]]," "Remember Me?," and "I'm Back" (all with Dr. Dre)
+*[[Buju Banton]] – ''[[Toppa Di Top]]'' (2002)
-*'' Soldier - [[The Game]]
+*[[Various Artists]] – ''[[504 va 404]]'' (2004)
+*[[Various Artists]] – ''[[Street Certified]]'' (2005)
+*[[Rasheeda]] – ''[[GA Peach]]'' (2006)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Trap House (album)|Trap House]]'' (2005)
+*[[MACEO]] – ''[[Straight Out Da Pot]]'' (2006)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Hard to Kill (Gucci Mane album)|Hard To Kill]]'' (2006)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Trap-A-Thon]]'' (2007)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Hood Classics]]'' (2008)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Bird Money]]'' (2009)
+*[[Khia]] – ''[[Nasti Muzik]]'' (2008)
+*[[Gucci Mane]] – ''[[Murder Was the Case (Gucci Mane album)|Murder Was The Case]]'' (2009)
+*[[Canton Jones]] – ''[[Worship Mode]]'' (2017)
+*[[Canton Jones]] – ''[[GREATNESS]]'' (2018)
+*[[Laika (singer)|LAIKA]] – ''[[Sad Girl (Laika EP)|Sad Girl]]'' (2020)
+*[[TE-RAYE]] – ''[[Mannequin (album)|Mannequin]]'' (2021)
+===Production credits===
-== Links and further reading ==
-Discography- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mel-Man
+* Khia – ''Nasti Muzik''
-Rare Interview (circa 2001)- http://www.thaformula.com/mel_man_-_i'm_shittin_on_them!!.htm
+*Gucci Mane – ''Murder Was The Case ''
+==References==
-[http://www.ukmusic.com/forum/urban-music/the-truth-behind-aftermath-records-dr-dre-da-dog-27464.html 2003 Source Interview (After leaving Aftermath)]
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-[http://www.aftermathmusic.com/interviews/focus.html Interview with fellow Aftermath Producer Focus (As citation that Mel-Man rejoined Aftermath in 2004)]
+* {{discogs artist|artist=1179968-Melvin-Breeden}}
-{{previouslycategorised}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mel-Man}}
+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:American male composers]]
+[[Category:Songwriters from Virginia]]
+[[Category:21st-century American composers]]
+[[Category:Musicians from Norfolk, Virginia]]
+[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:American male songwriters]]