Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr

Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr
Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Michael Kerry McFarland
Also known as	Mike Bleed Da BlockStarr, Michael Carlione, Yung Coke
Born	(1985-08-22) August 22, 1985 (age 38) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop rock
Occupation(s)	Rapper entertainer actor
Years active	2002–present
Labels	BlockStarr Incorporated
Website	mikebleed.com

Michael Kerry McFarland^[1] (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.

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 BlockStarr at AllMusic^[2][3] 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 went on to being featured on MTV 2 and many other video shows & outlets. He has had many major company offerings, with a Distribution Deal from Federal Distribution, a former subsidiary of Universal Music Group, being the last.

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,^[4] originally released in 2012. In recent years, Michael has also started tapping into becoming a professional Actor being featured in a couple movies. He was cast in the short Entrepreneurs as Lucien Jenkins, and the Box Office film When the Game Stands Tall^[5] with the role of Cam's Cousin.

As of recent, Mike Bleed has released a number of singles. Including such titles as Burn Out,^[6] "Losing It", and I Keep A Bag, under his own independent Record Label "BlockStarr Incorporated". In 2015, he became a voting member with the Recording Academy. He's currently working on his forthcoming two part studio album Own My Own; The Alter Ego Prequel, released August 2016, and Alter Ego: The Fallen Of Michael Carlione; set to release March 2020.