Mac Mall facts for kids

Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), known as Mac Mall, is an American rapper. He became famous in the mid-1990s. Mac Mall is from the San Francisco Bay Area.

He signed with Young Black Brotha Records. Later, he owned this record label. He used it to release his own music. He also helped other artists release their songs.

The music video for his song "Ghetto Theme" (1993) was directed by Tupac Shakur. Mac Mall was also good friends with Mac Dre. Mac Dre helped him a lot when he was starting his career. Mac Mall is also related to E-40, B-Legit, and Sway Calloway. They are his cousins.

Mac Mall's Music Career

Early Career: 1993

In 1993, Mac Mall released his first album. It was called Illegal Business?. Young Black Brotha Records released it. Khayree Shaheed produced all the songs. Other artists like Ray Luv and Mac Dre were on the album.

Illegal Business? sold over 200,000 copies. This was a big success for an independent artist. Soon after, he met Tupac Shakur. Tupac liked Mac Mall's music. He offered to direct the video for "Ghetto Theme."

In 1995, Mac Mall sang on other artists' songs. He was on E-40's "Dusted and Disgusted." He also joined Eightball & MJG on "Friend or Foe." In 1996, he signed with Relativity Records. This label released his second album, Untouchable. This album became his most popular.

Raising Awareness: 1996

In 1996, Mac Mall was on a special album. It was called America Is Dying Slowly. This album was made by the Red Hot Organization. Many famous hip hop artists were on it. These included Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe.

The album aimed to teach people about the AIDS epidemic. It focused on African American men. The Source magazine called the album "a masterpiece."

Starting His Own Label: 1999

In 1999, Mac Mall started his own record label. He named it Sesed Out Records. The first album from his label was Mac Mall Presents the Mallennium. This was a collection of songs.

A year later, he released his third solo album. It was called Illegal Business? 2000. Even without a major label, this album did well. It featured his very famous song, "Wide Open."

His next album, Immaculate, came out in 2001. He worked with Khayree Shaheed again on this album. After Mackin Speaks Louder Than Words in 2002, he took a break. He focused on working with other artists. He collaborated with JT the Bigga Figga and Mac Dre.

He started an album with Mac Dre called Da U.S. Open. Sadly, Mac Dre passed away before it was finished. This album ended up having some of Mac Dre's last recordings.

Recent Work: 2006-Present

In 2006, a song from his album, "Perfect Poison," was in the video game Skate. He released Mac To The Future in 2009. This was his second solo album with Thizz.

In 2011, Mac Mall announced a new album. It was called The Rebellion Against All There Is. This album was released by his own label, Thizzlamic Records. It was also released by Young Black Brotha Records. The album had 17 songs. It featured artists like Ray Luv and Shima. Mac Mall worked with producer Khayree again. Khayree produced his first album 17 years earlier.

Mac Mall also worked with Daniel Jordan in 2011. They made the song "Sad Clown." Detroit rapper Esham also joined them.

In November 2015, Mac Mall released a book. It was his autobiography called "My Opinion." The book was named after a popular song from his first album. In the book, he wrote about becoming a rapper. He shared stories about growing up in Vallejo. He also wrote about how his music career grew.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Illegal Business? (1993)
• Untouchable (1996)
• Illegal Business? 2000 (1999)
• Immaculate (2001)
• Mackin Speaks Louder Than Words (2002)
• 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)