- Mister Cee
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Mister Cee Birth name Calvin LeBrun Also known as The Finisher Born Brooklyn, New York City, United States Origin New York City Genres Hip hop Occupations DJ
Record producer
Radio personality
SingerInstruments Keyboards, Percussion, Sampler, Turntable Years active 1988 - present Associated acts Big Daddy Kane, Notorious B.I.G. Calvin LeBrun better known as Mister Cee or DJ Mister Cee, is an American hip hop DJ, radio personality on New York's Hot 97 FM, and a respected record producer. LeBrun is best known as the DJ for hip hop artist Big Daddy Kane during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also served as an associate executive producer for the Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die (1994)[1]. He has recently released a line of soft drinks called "Island Punch Finisher".
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Biography
LeBrun was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York. He started working summer jobs at age 14, and graduated from high school at 18, where he met Big Daddy Kane. After graduation he worked for several messenger companies. He worked for Airborne Express up until he and Big Daddy Kane released the album Long Live the Kane (1988).[2] In 2008, Mister Cee was featured as himself on the hip-hop radio station "102.7 The Beat" in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV.
It was revealed that Mister Cee was involved in gay sex after being arrested for public lewdness. Police revealed that in March 2011, Cee was receiving oral sex from a 20 year old man in west Manhattan, an area known for gay activies.[3]
Loitering violation
On June 1, 2011, LeBrun pleaded guilty to a New York penal code loitering violation; at the time of his arrest, he was caught receiving oral sex from another man in a parked car.[4] The court ordered him to complete 12 sessions of counseling with a doctor.[5] Although the news came as a surprise to members of the hip hop community, rapper 50 Cent came to Mister Cee's defense, saying that he would "make him my DJ any day."[6]
Discography
Selected production credits
- Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994), associate producer
- Notorious B.I.G. - "Best of Biggie Smalls" (1995), producer (Mixtape)
References
- ^ http://www.hot97.com/airstaff/mistercee.aspx.
- ^ "Mr. Magic and Mister Cee - 1995". 1995. http://www.hiphopmusic.com/interviews/magic.html.
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/2011/04/hot_97s_mister_cee_gay_sex_arrest_confir.html
- ^ "DJ Mister Cee pleads guilty to loitering..". The New York Daily news. June 1, 2011. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-01/news/29631785_1_guilty-plea-bust-loitering. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "Rap producer Mister Cee admits loitering charge..". The Daily Mail. June 1, 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393321/Rap-producer-Mister-Cee-admits-loitering-charge-caught-having-oral-sex-man-car.html. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "50 Cent Defends DJ Mister Cee After Controversial Arrest". April 6, 2011. http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/50-cent-defends-dj-mister-cee-after-controversial-1005114452.story#/column/the-juice/50-cent-defends-dj-mister-cee-after-controversial-1005114452.story.
External links
- Mister Cee at Discogs
- [1] at Mediatakeout
Categories:- Living people
- American record producers
- American radio personalities
- People from Brooklyn
- Hip hop DJs
- Hip hop record producers
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