No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge rapper known for his Southern hip-hop hit “How Ya Do Dat,” has passed away at the age of 51. His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, announced the news on Instagram, revealing that Young Bleed died on Saturday, November 1.
He had been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm following an appearance at a Verzuz event that featured artists from No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Early Life and Career
Born Glenn Reed Clifton Jr. in Baton Rouge, Young Bleed began rapping at the age of nine. As a teenager, he sold his own tapes and eventually joined Concentration Camp, a local hip-hop group started by Louisiana rapper C-Loc.
Breakthrough with No Limit Records
Young Bleed gained the attention of Master P, founder of No Limit Records, with his verse on C-Loc’s track “A Fool.” Master P remixed the song for the soundtrack of his 1997 film I’m Bout It, renaming it “How Ya Do Dat,” and signed Young Bleed to his label.
His major-label debut, My Balls and My Word, was released in 1998. The album sold 500,000 copies and reached number one on Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart.
Later Work
In 1999, Young Bleed released his follow-up album, My Own, under Priority Records, No Limit’s distributor at the time. However, he was soon dropped from the label.
He briefly changed his stage name to Young Bleed Carleone’s and, in 2002, released Vintage as the first project on his own label, Da’tention Home Records.
“The musician died on Saturday, November 1.” — Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, Instagram
Summary: Young Bleed, a notable Southern hip-hop artist from Baton Rouge known for his success with No Limit Records, died at 51 after battling a brain aneurysm.