This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 82.45.246.68 (talk) at 09:54, 8 April 2006 (removed incorrect and libellous suggestion that Morrison had been convicted for attempted murder against a girl, tidied up grammar). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 09:54, 8 April 2006 by 82.45.246.68 (talk) (removed incorrect and libellous suggestion that Morrison had been convicted for attempted murder against a girl, tidied up grammar)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Mark "The Mack" Morrison (born 3 May, 1972, in Hanover, Germany) is a British musician raised in Leicester, most famous for his hit "Return of the Mack". He is also known for his string of criminal convictions, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence.
Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995, following a three month stint in jail during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK, with the minor hit "Let's Get Down" following in the autumn. "Return of the Mack" followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the UK number 1 slot in the 1990s. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the Top 10 in summer 1996, with further single releases "Trippin'", "Horny" and "Moan and Groan" also making the Top 10. Morrison's first album, also titled Return of the Mack, reached number 4 in the UK album charts. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four Brit Awards, though he won none.
Despite his career success, Morrison continued to be accused of various crimes, and in 1997 he was convicted of attempting to bring a stun gun onto an aircraft. He was jailed for three months for this offence in early 1997, at about the same time that the single "Return of the Mack" began its climb to the #2 slot in the US charts. In 1998, Morrison was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for violating a community service order imposed in 1995 following a nightclub brawl: he had paid a double to complete the community work while he fled to Barbados. In 2004, he was falsely accused of rape.
An attempted 2004 comeback came into trouble with the record company he was signed to at the time, 2Wikid Records. However, by 2006 Mark was ready to release a single featuring rapper DMX entitled Innocent Man on his own record label called Mona Records through distribution company Jet Star.
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