Lega-C

Lega-C
Lega-C in January 2012 publicity photo for her album Off My Medication.
Background information
Birth name	Danielle McLean
Born	(1976-06-18) June 18, 1976 (age 41) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, producer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Cheerz 2 U Entertainment, Decka Records, Block Starz Music
Associated acts	Lil Wayne, Drake, Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Paul Wall,
Website	[1]

Danielle McLean, better known by her stage name Lega-C, is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is known for her viral YouTube video “White Girl Raps Fast” (2011) and her remixes of "She Will" by Lil Wayne and Drake and "Worldwide Choppers" by Tech N9ne from her mixtape Who Got Tha Heater (2011).

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, McLean moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma when she was five. McLean's parents were children's church pastors at Faith Christian Fellowship (FCF) located in the predominantly black North Side of Tulsa and threw Friday night parties at a community recreational center to give at-risk kids a place to go other than the streets. Immersed in black culture, McLean wrote and performed her first rap at age ten during a church talent show.

While in middle school, McLean learned to play piano by ear, but by her senior year of high school, she was being regularly suspended for fighting and later found out she was pregnant. After graduation, she was arrested for stealing and identity theft and was incarcerated while pregnant. McLean was released from jail shortly before giving birth to a daughter and began hustling to support herself and the child.

Her self-produced independent album Underestimated (2006) sold 5000 copies and led to a brief affiliation with Swisha House.  During this time, she opened shows for various major label recording artists, including Fergie, Paul Wall, Akon, Too $hort, Afroman, and Nappy Roots.

McLean's relationship with her boyfriend turned violent in 2008, leading to an armed standoff with police after which he was incarcerated and McLean fled to Seattle to hide out with friends, leaving her daughter with her mother in Tulsa and during which time she stopped writing and recording music.

McLean would resurface in 2010 on the pop/rock single "Spain" with producer Mark Bryan, which received modest radio play in various markets.

After parting ways with Bryan, McLean recorded and uploaded the viral video "White Girl Raps Fast" in June 2011, which became an instant hit, generating millions of views on YouTube and WorldStarHipHop.