No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Glenn Reed Clifton Jr., known as Young Bleed, a Baton Rouge rapper and a notable figure in Southern hip-hop, has passed away. His death was announced by his eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, on Instagram, revealing that he died on Saturday, November 1.
Career Beginnings and Rise
Young Bleed began rapping at the age of nine and sold his own tapes during his teenage years. In the mid-1990s, he joined the local hip-hop group Concentration Camp, founded by fellow Louisiana rapper C-Loc. His verse on C-Loc’s track “A Fool” caught the attention of Master P, the founder of No Limit Records.
Breakthrough with No Limit Records
Master P remixed “A Fool” into “How Ya Do Dat” for the 1997 soundtrack of his film I’m Bout It and signed Young Bleed to No Limit Records. The following year, Young Bleed released his major label debut, My Balls and My Word, which sold half a million copies and topped Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart.
Later Career and Independent Work
In 1999, Young Bleed released his second album, My Own, through No Limit's distributor, Priority Records, but was released from his contract soon after. He later adopted the name Young Bleed Carleone’s and in 2002 launched his own label, Da’tention Home Records, releasing the album Vintage.
Health and Death
Young Bleed had been hospitalized due to a brain aneurysm following his appearance at a Verzuz event featuring artists from No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton on Instagram: "My father, Young Bleed, passed away on November 1."
Summary: Young Bleed’s journey from a Baton Rouge teenager selling tapes to a prominent Southern hip-hop artist on No Limit Records highlights his lasting impact on the genre before his untimely death at 51.