MC Schadenfreude

Antwaun Norris (born May 1, 1966) is an American rapper, singer and comedian who records under the name . Known primarily for his parodies of popular rap, R&B and hip-hop songs, he has been called the of hip-hop. He has released around 14 studio albums, 1 mixtape and 2 EPs, and several of his singles have entered the Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. His highest chart peak on the former is his no. 12 hit "Raindrops", a parody of 's 2008 hit "Lollipop".

Career
Antwaun Norris, a native, was born in  and raised in. He intended to start a career as a new jack swing performer, but failed to find a record deal. He considered giving up on a music career until he wrote a parody of 's "Who Stole My Car?" entitled "Who Peed in My Yard?", which made him decide to pursue a career as a parodist.

1992-1999
The self-titled first MC Schadenfreude album was released by (then Def American Recordings) in 1992. Despite only one of it's two singles charting in the US, it earned RIAA gold certification for shipping 500,000 copies. Two non-hip hop parodies were included on the album: one of the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right" and one of Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus". MC Schadenfreude's parody of the latter, entitled "Rock Me Roddenberry", is a ode to the Star Trek franchise. "Rock Me Roddenberry" charted in the UK at no. 3, leading to MC Schadenfreude making a memorable appearance on the BBC's Top of the Pops.

Stealizzle This Record followed in 1994. This album, despite not producing a chart single, was certified 4x platinum by the RIAA in 1999 and charted at no. 5 in the UK. The album featured two parodies of 1980s R&B songs: 's "Every Little Step" was parodied as "One Small Step" and 's "Living in America" was parodied as "Living in the Bay Area".

His third album, Straight Outta Berkeley, released in 1997, featured as a guest performer on "Shopping Malls", a parody of 's "Waterfalls". The song was originally recorded in 1995 and intended as a UK-only non-album single for a chance at being the 1995 Christmas number one single over there, but TLC had initially expressed concern over a parody of the song due to the original's socially conscious message.

1999's Killing in the Name of Fun was his final album for American Recordings. The original track "eBay Hustlas" featured the. This album also featured another TLC parody, with "No Scrubs" becoming "No Snobs". It also included "Kurt is Good", with a sung portion satirizing urban gospel music by substituting mentions of "God" and "Jesus" with mentions of grunge pioneer, followed by a spoken-word portion that mimicked a over-the-top Pentecostal sermon by replacing each instance of "Jesus" with "Kurt Cobain".

1999-2002
After leaving American Recordings, MC Schadenfreude signed to to release his fifth album, Urban Assault Jalopy, in 2000. It features a parody of 's "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" entitled "(Help, My Car Won't Stop) Rollin'". In 2002, he released Conspiracy to Commit Schadenfreude, which featured on "The Omelette" (a parody of  and 's "The Omen"), followed later that year by a Christmas album entitled Elvez n the Hood.

His last release for Cash Money was a six-song EP entitled Sick Pack, released in 2003. He then moved to to release a second EP, 2005's In a Crunky Mood, which satirized snap and crunk music.

His first official album for Psychopathic was 2006's Holla 99 Centz, which included "Just Like ", a parody of 's "Laffy Taffy".