No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Young Bleed, a Baton Rouge rapper and one of No Limit Records' prominent artists, has passed away at the age of 51. His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, announced the news via an Instagram Reel, revealing that Young Bleed died on Saturday, November 1.
The musician had been hospitalized due to a brain aneurysm after attending a Verzuz event featuring performers from No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Early Life and Career
Born Glenn Reed Clifton Jr. in Baton Rouge, Young Bleed began rapping at nine years old. As a teenager, he sold his own tapes and eventually joined Concentration Camp, a local hip-hop group created by Louisiana rapper C-Loc.
Rise to Fame with No Limit Records
Young Bleed gained No Limit founder Master P's attention with his verse on C-Loc's track “A Fool.” Master P remixed the song as “How Ya Do Dat” for his 1997 film I'm Bout It soundtrack and signed Young Bleed to No Limit Records.
His major-label debut, My Balls and My Word (1998), sold 500,000 copies and topped Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart. In 1999, he released My Own under No Limit’s distributor Priority Records but was released from his contract soon after.
Later Career
Young Bleed briefly adopted the name Young Bleed Carleone’s. In 2002, he launched his own label, Da’tention Home Records, releasing the album Vintage.
“The musician died on Saturday, November 1,” said his eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton.
Summary: Young Bleed, a key figure in Southern hip-hop and No Limit Records, passed away at 51 after a brain aneurysm, leaving a legacy through his impactful music career.