{"id":218799,"date":"2025-11-06T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=218799"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:53:19","slug":"no-limit-affiliate-young-bleed-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/no-limit-affiliate-young-bleed-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"No Limit affiliate Young Bleed has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">(via <a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllHipHop<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young Bleed<\/strong>, the Baton Rouge lyricist who helped define Louisiana Hip-Hop in the late 1990s with his storytelling style and early collaborations with <strong>Master P<\/strong>, has passed away following complications from a brain aneurysm. He was 50 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Born <strong>Glenn Clifton Jr.<\/strong>, Young Bleed rose to prominence under the <em>No Limit<\/em> 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\u2019s signature releases. The project featured the regional hit \u201cHow Ya Do Dat,\u201d a collaboration with C-Loc and Master P that helped bring Baton Rouge\u2019s rap scene to national attention.<\/p>\n<p>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<strong> Boosie Badazz<\/strong> and <strong>Kevin Gates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May he rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_TV2-NNxAw?si=KoEhpe9Jxm_bf_VX\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/497XKEqCBfc?si=SQmuvaZLU5fn6i6Y\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-218801\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-218801 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Young Bleed Shirt\" data-height=\"700\" data-width=\"700\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_218801\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_218801\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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