No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge rapper and one of the notable artists signed to Master P’s No Limit Records, has passed away. His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, confirmed the news via an Instagram Reel, stating that Young Bleed died on Saturday, November 1.
The rapper had been hospitalized due to a brain aneurysm after performing at a Verzuz event featuring artists from No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Early Life and Career
Born Glenn Reed Clifton Jr. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Young Bleed began rapping at nine years old. As a teenager, he sold his own tapes locally and later joined the hip-hop group Concentration Camp, founded by fellow Louisiana MC C-Loc.
Rise to Fame
Young Bleed gained attention with his verse on C-Loc’s track “A Fool.” Master P, the founder of No Limit Records, remixed the song as “How Ya Do Dat” for the 1997 soundtrack of his film I'm Bout It and signed Young Bleed to his label.
His major-label debut album, My Balls and My Word (1998), sold over 500,000 copies and topped Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart.
Later Career and Legacy
In 1999, Young Bleed released his follow-up album My Own under No Limit’s distributor, Priority Records, but was soon dropped from the label.
Later adopting the name Young Bleed Carleone, he launched his own label, Da’tention Home Records, releasing the album Vintage in 2002.
“His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, shared the news in an Instagram Reel, stating that the musician died on Saturday, November 1.”
Young Bleed remains remembered for his contribution to Southern hip-hop and as a key artist in No Limit Records’ history.
Author's summary: Young Bleed, a pioneering Southern rapper and No Limit Records artist, died at 51 after a brain aneurysm, leaving a legacy of influential hip-hop music.