User:Maddmine/Madd Da Don

=Madd Da Don= Madd Da Don (born Melvin Floyd in 1991) is an American hip-hop musician, rapper and producer, currently signed and CEO of Madd Mine Productions. He is known for creating mixes with an electric flow and versatile style, recalling some of hip-hop's most playful moments.

Biography
Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Melvin started performing at the age of eight commencing the start of Amorpheous Records that consisted of his older brother and his two godbrothers. Later, influenced by appearance of emerging acts such as Eminem, he started his own career as a MC, adopting the stage name of Madd Da Don and gaining a significant local following. This brought him to the attention of the production duo Zunikz Productions. Following their invite, he relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in order to further his music career. There he collaborated with renowned local hip-hop artist (resulting in the song "I Need Yo' Love", which samples the instrumental of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “I Miss You”),and ultimately accepted the offer under his older brother's newest record company Amoticon Records. He has since left AR citing that his brother was too busy with his solo album, and didn't want to wait for him to finish with his other obligations. He then ventured in creating his own production company Madd Mine Productions, and begin studying sound engineering for beat making and mastering.

Madd's first mixtape, "Madden", mixed by himself, was made available as a free download in 2008 via his Myspace, sporting various mixes with various artists. One of the songs from the mixtape, "I Luv Drinkin'" from the original mix created by Asher Roth from the "Asleep In The Bread Aisle" album created a major impact within the southern hemisphere of America. This was featured as the opening performance of most all of his shows in 2008.