No Limit Rapper Young Bleed Dies at 51
Young Bleed, the Louisiana rapper known for his success with Master P’s No Limit Records, has passed away. His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, announced the news on Instagram, revealing that Young Bleed died on Saturday, November 1.
Health and Last Appearance
He had been hospitalized due to a brain aneurysm after appearing at a Verzuz event featuring members of No Limit and Cash Money Records.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Born Glenn Reed Clifton Jr. in Baton Rouge, Young Bleed began rapping at the age of nine. During his teenage years, he sold his own tapes and joined the local hip-hop group Concentration Camp, founded by fellow Louisiana rapper C-Loc.
Rise to Fame with No Limit Records
Young Bleed gained wider recognition with his verse on C-Loc’s track “A Fool,” which caught the attention of No Limit Records’ founder, Master P. Master P remixed the song for his 1997 film I’m Bout It, retitling it “How Ya Do Dat” and signed Young Bleed to the label.
Major Label Debut
His debut album under No Limit, My Balls and My Word, was released in 1998, selling over 500,000 copies and topping Billboard’s Hip-Hop/R&B chart.
Subsequent Work and Independence
Young Bleed released his follow-up album, My Own, in 1999 through Priority Records, No Limit’s distributor at the time. However, he was soon dropped from the contract.
Later, he briefly rebranded as Young Bleed Carleone’s and launched his own label, Da’tention Home Records, releasing the album Vintage in 2002 as its first project.
"Young Bleed, the Louisiana rapper who became one of No Limit Records’ success stories, has died." — Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, Instagram
Summary: Young Bleed was a Baton Rouge rapper whose breakthrough came through No Limit Records, creating lasting Southern hip-hop hits before establishing his independent path.