No Limit affiliate Young Bleed has passed away

(via AllHipHop)

Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge lyricist who helped define Louisiana Hip-Hop in the late 1990s with his storytelling style and early collaborations with Master P, has passed away following complications from a brain aneurysm. He was 50 years old.

Born Glenn Clifton Jr., Young Bleed rose to prominence under the No Limit banner with his 1998 album My Balls and My Word, which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and became one of the label’s signature releases. The project featured the regional hit “How Ya Do Dat,” a collaboration with C-Loc and Master P that helped bring Baton Rouge’s rap scene to national attention.

Bleed had continued performing and releasing independent projects through his Trapdoor Entertainment imprint, maintaining a cult following for his Southern-fried storytelling and soulful delivery. On social media, tributes poured in from Louisiana artists who credited him with opening doors for Baton Rouge Hip-Hop long before the rise of figures like Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates.

May he rest in peace.