# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/young-mc
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:43:38.248Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/young-mc"
name: "Young MC"
slug: "young-mc"
description: "Marvin Young, better known by his stage name Young M.C., is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known for his 1989 hit \"Bust a Move\". His debut album Stone Cold Rhymin' found international acclaim. Young has also appeared in film in acting roles and cameo appearances and has appeared in several television programs."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Young_MC_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2021.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1967-05-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           55.47
  momentum:             10
  historical:           12.141276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/officialyoungmc"
    handle:    "officialyoungmc"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949873/"
    handle:    "nm0949873"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5n30a5V4ftXNMHCHChmK2h"
    handle:    "5n30a5V4ftXNMHCHChmK2h"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.youngmc.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/30024"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC_%D9%85%D9%83"
    title: "ياونج مك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%DB%86%D9%86%DA%AF_%D8%A6%DB%8E%D9%85_%D8%B3%DB%8C"
    title: "یۆنگ ئێم سی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_MC"
    title: "Young MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0MC"
    title: "ヤングMC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%81_MC"
    title: "영 MC"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/693097c4-17ec-4bb8-9b7c-74a5a2a85723"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1132431"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5086547"
    title: "Wendy Young McKinnon"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump