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Luni Coleone Birth name Monterio Williams Also known as Lunasicc Born August 10, 1978 Origin Sacramento, California, U.S. Genres Hip-Hop Occupations Rapper Years active 1995-present Labels Noo Trybe, Rap-A-Lot, AWOL, Out of Bounds, Money Hungry Associated acts C-Bo, X-Raided, Killa Tay, Mac Dre Monterrio Williams (born August 10, 1978), better known by his stage names, Luni Coleone or Lunasicc is a Garden Blocc Crip rapper who began his musical career on the streets of Sacramento, California.
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Biography
He began his career under the alias of Lunasicc in 1995, appearing on his cousin X-Raided's album Xorcist. He released his solo debut, Mr. Lunasicc, in 1997 on AWOL Records, to strong reviews. A Million Words, a Million Dollars followed in 1998, to stronger reviews. Later that year Lunasicc joined forces with Killa Tay and KJ to form the supergroup, Dosia. They went on to produce one album, Waiting to Inhale, released November 3, 1998 on AWOL Records.
In 2000, he changed his name to Luni Coleone.[1] His newest album is Global Recall, which was released January 17, 2006. Some of Coleone's most famous ballads include "All I Wanna Do", "All I Ever Wanted To Do", and "Thug Sh*t". His lyrics describe the everyday life of American inner-city youth.
Collaborations
Luni Coleone often collaborates with fellow West Coast artists such as: X-Raided, Mac Dre, Brotha Lynch Hung, Skandal, Skee 64 Oz., Hollow Tip, C-Bo, Killa Tay, Marvaless, Hatchet and most often I-Rocc and more recently the NINE SIDE CLICK out of Spokane Washington and was produced by super producer Hugh Heff and Big Hollis. Although Luni Coleone is not a hyphy artist per se, he has embraced the culture and recorded hyphy songs. In 2006, he was featured on Playalitical's album Code Green on the song "The New West" alongside the legendary Spice 1, Duce Stabs, Young Droop Spoke-In-Wordz,
Discography
- 1997: Mr. Lunasicc
- 1998: A Million Words, a Million Dollars
- 2000: Total Recall
- 2001: In the Mouth of Madness
- 2002: How the West Was Won (with I-Rocc)
- 2002: Lunicoleone.com
- 2002: Wanted Dead or Alive
- 2004: Trilogy
- 2004: Classics (compilation album[2]
- 2004: Independence Day (with Damu)
- 2005: Anger Management
- 2005: How the West Was Won, Vol. 2 (with I-Rocc)
- 2005: The Narration
- 2006: How the West Was Won: The Soundtrack (with I-Rocc)
- 2006: Still Wanted
- 2006: Global Recall
- 2006: Obliviously Siccley
- 2007: Every Single Day (with Cool Nutz)
- 2007: The Recall Albums
- 2007: Turf Fellaz Mobb Official
References
- "Lunasicc Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/lunasicc/chart-history/184910. Retrieved January 25, 2010. "Also Featured On 2 Charts"
Categories:- African American rappers
- Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Living people
- 1978 births
- American singer stubs
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