Michael Kerry McFarland (born August 22, 1985), better known by his stage name Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr or simply Mike Bleed, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Career Michael started his musical career recording under the pseudonym Camaro Callione in 1999. Under the mentorship & guidance of the late Walter McCallon(Tre-8), who gave him his first opportunity to become a household name by letting him perform the chorus on McCallon's Toss It Up record from the 2 Hot 4 TV EP. Michael later changed his stage name to Michael Carlione, a nickname given to him by one of his father's friends. In 2008, Michael was first exposed to the major stage as a solo artist with his debut single , which ultimately gained him a featured performance on BET's 106 & Park's Wild Out Wednesday, and a record deal offer from Universal Republic. The single's video was shown on MTV2 and many other video shows and outlets.
After a four-year hiatus from the music industry, Michael changed his stage name for the final time to Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr, to better correspond with his self-titled musical genre HipRock & RnBleed. His recent musical popularity came in with his New Orleans Saints based theme song Dats My Team, originally released in 2012.
Mike Bleed has released a number of singles independently, including "Burn Out", "Losing It", and "I Keep A Bag", under his own record label BlockStarr Incorporated. In 2015, he became a voting member with the Recording Academy.
Discography
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSR&BUSRap "BlockStarr" 2008 - - - I'm Here "Dats My Team" 2012 - - - "American Dream"(featuring S. Jay) 2014 - - - Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel "Burn Out"(featuring Jay R.) 2015 - - - Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel "Don't Wanna Lose Ya"(featuring S. Jay) 2016 - - - Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel "When It Storms In Hell"(featuring S. Jay) 2016 - - - Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel "I Keep A Bag" 2016 - - - Alter Ego; The Fallen Of Michael Carlione "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Albums + List of EPs, with selected information Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B US Rap BlockStarr Reloaded Released: April 19, 2014 Label: BlockStarr Incorporated Format: CD, Digital download - - - Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel Released: August 12, 2016 Label: BlockStarr Incorporated Format: CD, Digital download - - -
Music videos As lead artist + List of music videos, with directors, showing year released Title Year Director(s) "BlockStarr" 2008 Dark Rivers "Burn Out" 2014 DeMichael Young "I Keep A Bag" 2016 DeMichael Young
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