Melvin Breeden

Melvin Bradford, better known as Mel-Man, is a hip-hop producer who co-produced Dr. Dre's 2001 album. He also co-produced several tracks with Dre for Eminem's sophomore album The Marshall Mathers LP.

Little is publicly known about Mel-man. After founding Aftermath Records in 1996, Dr. Dre took on producer Mel-Man as a co-producer, and his music took on a more synthesizer-based sound, using less vocal samples (As he had used on "Lil' Ghetto Boy" and "Let Me Ride", for example. Fellow Aftermath producer Focus has credited Mel-man as a key architect in the current Aftermath sound (see references for details).

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

• 2001: Co-production with Dr. Dre on every track except "The Message."
• The Slim Shady LP: "Role Model" (with Dr. Dre)
• The Marshall Mathers LP: "Kill You," "Who Knew," "The Real Slim Shady," "Remember Me?," and "I'm Back" (all with Dr. Dre)
• Soldier - The Game

Links and further reading

• Discography

• Rare Interview (circa 2001)

• 2003 Source Interview (After leaving Aftermath)

• Interview with fellow Aftermath Producer Focus (As citation that Mel-Man rejoined Aftermath in 2004)