Young Bleed

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American rapper (1974–2025)

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Glenn Clifton Jr. (June 6, 1974 – November 1, 2025), also known as Young Bleed, was an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Background

Young Bleed started rhyming at the age of nine at home in his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was influenced by his mother, who read poetry to him from a young age, as well as by the music of Run-DMC. By his teenage years, Bleed had begun recording his rhymes, selling hip-hop tapes independently to friends on the streets of his neighborhood. He was eventually signed to a local record label. In 1995, he joined with four of his fellow Baton Rouge-based hip-hop artists – C-Loc, Max Minelli, J-Von, and J-Von's younger brother Chris Hamilton – to form the group Concentration Camp,

Career

Young Bleed's first glimpse of national fame was when his song with C-Loc, “How You Do That”, was remixed by Master P of No Limit Records. It was released on the 1997 soundtrack of Master P's film I'm Bout It, which peaked at number one on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop album charts in mid-1998. Then, with the help of Master P, he signed a deal with Priority Records to release his major label debut album My Balls & My Word in 1998. The album peaked in at number ten on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop album charts and also reached gold & later platinum status in the U.S. The follow-up My Own was released independently of No Limit on Priority, and although it charted on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B & Hip-Hop albums charts, it failed to make similar waves as its predecessor.

While in the process of recording his third solo album with Priority, Vintage, Young Bleed was released from his contract and forced to go independent. He joined C-Bo's West Coast Mafia Records and released Rise Thru da Ranks from Earner Tugh Capo in 2005 and Once Upon a Time in Amedica in 2007.

On September 23, 2008, Young Bleed released his fifth album, Off Tha Curb. It is a collaborative album with the up-and-coming rapper Freize.

Young Bleed was signed to a Strange Music subsidiary called Strange Lane Records in 2011, and his first album with the label, Preserved, was released on October 11, 2011. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that Young Bleed had been dropped from Strange Music and signed to another label. In late 2012, he announced his newest album, 'All Amedican', and revealed a release date for October or November 2012. However, the album was pushed back several times and ultimately was not released.

In 2016, Young Bleed announced that he was working on a new studio album. The album, Livin', was released on January 20, 2017.

On March 26, 2018, Young Bleed made an announcement that he would be releasing a new album entitled Wut' Uh' Life. It was the second project to be released under his Trap Door Entertainment aegis.

Death

On October 25, 2025, Clifton appeared at the No Limit Records vs. Cash Money Records Verzuz battle in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he performed "How Ya Do Dat". Following the event, he attended an after-party, where he suffered a sudden brain aneurysm and collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 51.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table title="List of albums, with selected chart positions[http://www.billboard.com/artist/431665/young-bleed/chart?f=305/] {{dead link|date=November 2025|fix-attempted=yes}}"] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | US | US R&B | US Rap | My Balls and My Word | My Own | Carleone's Vintage | Rise Thru da Ranks from Earner Tugh Capo | Once Upon a Time in Amedica | Preserved | Livin' | Wut' Uh' Life | Signs N' Wonders | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 10 | 1 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 | 17 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | 84 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | 48 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | 56 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Collaboration albums

::data[format=table title="List of collaboration albums and details"] | Title | Album details | Family Business (with Da Carleone Family) | Off Tha Curb (with Freize) | Country Boy Livin' (with Chucky Workclothes) | |---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Mixtapes

  • Signs N' Wonders (Chopped Not Slopped) (Hosted by OG Ron C) - 2015
  • Signs N' Wonders (Slowed & Reverb) (Hosted by DJ Michael Douglas) - 2015
  • No Guidelines (Hosted by DJ Choice) - 2015
  • Country Boy Livin' (Blendtape) (Hosted by DJ Choice) - 2015

References

References

  1. (September 9, 2019). "Nelson George To Premiere Documentary On Gordon Park's "Great Day In Hip Hop" At Urban World Film Fest".
  2. [http://www.murderdog.com/october05/youngbleed.htm340] {{dead link. (November 2025)
  3. Rumney, Jimmy. (12 April 2007). "Local rapper hangs on to BR roots: Minelli chooses indie label over majors". Louisiana State University.
  4. (25 July 1998). "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".
  5. Juon, Steve 'Flash'. (28 February 2023). "Young Bleed: All I Have In This World, Are… My Balls and My Word".
  6. [{{BillboardURLbyName. (November 2025)
  7. "Young Bleed - Chart History: Once Upon a Time in Amedica".
  8. Paine, Jake (June 23, 2011) [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15691/title.strange-music-tech-n9ne-sign-former-no-limit-records-star-young-bleed Strange Music & Tech N9ne Sign Former No Limit Records Star Young Bleed]. ''Hiphopdx.com''
  9. [https://hoodcriticmagazine.com/2016/12/07/young-bleed-hints-at-a-new-album-release-to-kick-off-2017/ Young Bleed Hints At New Album Release To Kick Off 2017] ''Hood Critic Magazine''. Retrieved 1/08/2017
  10. [https://hoodcriticmagazine.com/2018/03/26/southern-hip-hop-icon-young-bleed-announces-upcoming-release/ Southern Hip-Hop Icon Young Bleed Announces Upcoming Release] ''Hood Critic Magazine''. Retrieved 4/28/2018
  11. (4 November 2025). "Rapper Young Bleed dead at 51 after brain aneurysm". The Mercury News.
  12. (4 November 2025). "Young Bleed, Former No Limit Records Star, Dead At 51". Vibe.
  13. (November 2025)
  14. "RIAA Gold: Young Bleed: ''My Balls and My Word (All I Have in This World..)''". [[Recording Industry Association of America]].
  15. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/family-business-mw0000337489/ Family Business Album] ''[[AllMusic]]'', Retrieved 02/17/2017.
  16. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/off-tha-curb-mw0000794865/ Off Tha Curb Album] ''[[AllMusic]]'', Retrieved 02/17/2017.
  17. Young Bleed. "Signs N' Wonders (Chopped Not Slopped)".
  18. (November 6, 2020). "Signs N' Wonders (Slowed & Reverb) [Slowed & Reverb] by Young Bleed & DJ Michael Douglas on Apple Music".
  19. DJ Choice. (9 June 2015). "No Guidelines".
  20. Young Bleed. (9 June 2015). "Country Boy Livin' (blendtape)".

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