Stefan Corbin Burnett, aka MC Ride, is a rapper and visual artist. Burnett is best known as the front-man of Sacramento-based experimental hip-hop group Death Grips.

 

Burnett is known for his dismal, cryptic, vulgar lyrics and aggressive rapping style.

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Burnett's place and date of birth are currently unconfirmed.

 

Burnett had studied visual art at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, before his music career.

 

After dropping out, he performed under the alias MxlPlx and formed a hip-hop group, Fyre, with his brother under the moniker Swank Daddy: another Sacramento-based rapper, Young G.

 

The project came to an end after his brother got married and was unable to continue with the group.

 

During this time, MC Ride worked at a pizza restaurant in Sacramento, California, and pursued a career as a painter.

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In 2010, Burnett formed Death Grips with his then-neighbor Zach Hill, who was known for his drumming work with his band Hella, as well as his session work.

 

Hill soon brought Andy Morin, a friend, and producer, into the group, and they began working together.

 

In March 2011, Death Grips released their self-titled debut EP.  One month later, they released the mixtape Exmilitary, which received critical acclaim and attention from music publications.

 

The group signed to Epic Records in 2012 and released their debut album, The Money Store, the same year.

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In 2012, the group leaked its second album, No Deep Love Web, due to Epic Records' hesitance to release it until 2013 (which caused them to be dropped from Epic Records soon after).

 

The group released a third album, Government Plates, in 2013. Niggas on the Moon, the first disc of their fourth album, The Powers That B, was released in 2014, with each track including featured vocal samples of Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.

 

On July 2, 2014, Death Grips announced its disbandment on Facebook, stating that "Death Grips is over."

 

This was followed up with the band's Twitter page posting a photo of the break-up announcement on a napkin.

 

The group reemerged in 2015, with the release of an instrumental soundtrack, Fashion Week, on January 4.

 

This was followed up with the release of Jenny Death, the second disc of The Powers That B, on March 19, 2015.

 

Another instrumental project, Interview 2016, was released on March 22, 2016.

 

They released their fifth studio album Bottomless Pit in May 2016, their first full-length release that included vocals from Burnett since their alleged disbandment.

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Death Grips' next release, the EP Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix), a 22-minute mix of eight songs, was released by Death Grips on May 22, 2017.

 

The band announced their sixth album, Year of the Snitch, on March 22, 2018.

 

That album was released exactly three months later, on June 22. Source.

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