No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Louisiana hip-hop artist Young Bleed, born Glenn Reed Clifton Jr. in Baton Rouge, has passed away at age 51. His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, confirmed the news in an Instagram Reel, saying the musician died on Saturday, November 1, after being hospitalized for a brain aneurysm.
Rising from Baton Rouge Roots
Young Bleed began rapping at the age of nine and sold his own tapes as a teen. In the mid-1990s, he joined Concentration Camp, a local group founded by fellow Louisiana rapper C-Loc.
Breakthrough with No Limit Records
His verse on C-Loc’s track “A Fool” caught the attention of Master P, founder of No Limit Records. Master P remixed the song for his 1997 film soundtrack I’m Bout It, retitled it “How Ya Do Dat,” and signed Young Bleed to the label.
Commercial Success and Later Career
In 1998, Young Bleed released his major-label debut, My Balls and My Word, which sold over 500,000 copies and reached the top of Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart. His follow-up album, My Own (1999), came out through Priority Records, No Limit’s distributor. Plans changed soon after as he parted ways with the label.
Independent Movement
Later, performing under the name Young Bleed Carleone’s, he launched his own label, Da’tention Home Records, and released Vintage in 2002.
“Young Bleed’s journey from Baton Rouge’s streets to national recognition embodies the enduring spirit of Southern hip-hop.”
Author’s Summary: Young Bleed, a Baton Rouge-born rapper who rose to fame with No Limit Records and the hit “How Ya Do Dat,” passed away at 51 after a brain aneurysm, leaving a lasting mark on Southern rap.