Dana Dane

Dana McCleese born September 6 1965 better known by his stage name Dana Dane is an American rapper known for performance of humorous lyrics and for his fashion sense He is also entrepreneur and author His rap career began as part of the Kangol Crew with fellow rapper Slick Rick to whom he sounded markedly similar although Slick Ricks English lilt was actually genuine while Dana Danes was an affectation He appeared in the video for Slick Ricks 1988 single Teenage Love After graduating from high school he signed with Profile Records in 1985 His debut album Dana Dane with Fame peaked at 46 on the Billboard album chart and was certified gold His debut single was Nightmares His biggest hit in the United States was Cinderfella Dana Dane which peaked at 11 on Billboard magazines RB charts in 1987 Cheryl Green from Queens NY sang backup He was among Profile Recordss core artists then recorded briefly for RapALot Records but did not release anything on that label He released his last album Rollin Wit Dana Dane in 1995 on Maverick Records He operated a clothing boutique in New York City in the late 1980s and early 1990s For six years he was an onair host for SiriusXM Satellite Radio on its classic hiphop channel LL Cool Js Rock the Bells radio formerly BackSpin In 2009 he released his first novel Numbers From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia