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Mack Life Records is a record label, founded in the late 1990s by the British-American R&B musician Mark Morrison. His single "Return of the Mack" was a UK No. 1 in 1996. The song peaked at No. 2 in the United States the following year.
On April 22, 2020, Mack Life announced its return as an independent label, focused on developing new talent. The first release, a debut single entitled "Train" by Portuguese, Leicester-based singer, Rhea Sun.[1] The single premiered on Jazz FM, and along with its remixes, amassed over 3 Million streams on streaming platform Spotify, while reaching Top-20 on the official UK Soul Chart.[2]
Later in 2020, Morrison opened Mack Life's own recording studio in Leicester, UK, offering free studio time, through a ‘Drop the Knife, Pick up the Mic’ campaign, in a bid to help combat youth crime.[3]
According to music analytics website Songstats, since Mack Life Records announced its return in 2020, as of February 1, 2023 its independent catalogue had exceeded 12 million streams on Spotify, and 2 million plays on TikTok alone.