Mel Shakur

Mel Shakur is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer from Arlington, Tx. Born Melvin Thomas Richson on November 2, 1989. Mel Shakur began rapping In 1997 at the young age of 7 years old thanks to his number 1 Hip Hop influence at the time, Master P. Mel Shakur also began producing beats later on in life in 2006 at the age of 16, he was inspired by none other then the legendary producer Kanye West. Before he called himself "Mel Shakur" his original stage name was "Yungmel" (no space) which was given to him in 2003 at the young age of 13. He later changed his name to "Mel Shakur" in 2014 at the young age of 24 because of what the name "Shakur" Means, which means, Thankful to God. Also there were way to many underground artist with the same name, "Yung Mel" and Mel Shakur is the type or artist that likes to stand out. To hear all of Mel Shakur's Music (music that isn't on Spotify) just search "Mel Shakur" on Datpiff.com or Audiomack and enjoy the wonderful sounds. If you would like to hear his music when he went buy the stage name "Yungmel", just search "Yungmel" on Datpiff.com.