Calvin LeBrun (born August 17, 1966), better known as Mister Cee or DJ Mister Cee, is an American
DJ, broadcaster, record executive and radio personality on New York's
RADIO 103.9. He was the DJ behind rapper
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hi ...
's debut in 1988. He was also associate executive producer for
the Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
's 1994 debut album, ''
Ready to Die
''Ready to Die'' is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chuc ...
''.
Biography
LeBrun was born in
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford–Stuyvesant (), colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bedford–Stuyvesant is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north (bordering Williamsburg), Classon Av ...
, New York City. In his high school, he met rapper
Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs in hi ...
. After graduation, he worked for several messenger companies, including
Airborne Express
Airborne Express was an express delivery company and cargo airline. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, its hub was in Wilmington, Ohio.
Airborne was founded as the Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California in 1946 to fly flowers fr ...
, until he and Big Daddy Kane released Kane's 1988 debut album, ''
Long Live the Kane
''Long Live the Kane'' is the debut album by American rapper Big Daddy Kane, released by Cold Chillin' Records on June 21, 1988. It was produced by Marley Marl and established both as premier artists during hip hop's golden age. Kane displayed h ...
''.
In the early 1990s, Mister Cee discovered rapper the
Notorious B.I.G
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
., otherwise known as Biggie Smalls. Also, Mister Cee helped develop for
Tropical Fantasy
Tropical Fantasy is an inexpensive soft-drink, originally from Brooklyn, New York. Its low price of 49¢ per 21-ounce bottle led to its success in the 1990s. Tropical Fantasy was initially popular in inner city areas. The company did not employ l ...
soda a new flavor, "Island Punch Finisher". And in 2008, the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', and the ...
'' featured a realistic Mister Cee character on a rap radio station, "102.7, the Beat".
In real life, his sexuality entered public debate after his repeated arrests for soliciting prostitution from transwomen.
[Zach Baron]
"The secret double life of Mister Cee, hip hop's most beloved DJ"
'' GQ.com'', Condé Nast
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The company's media ...
, January 21, 2014. Challenged by his radio cohost
Ebro Darden
Ibrahim Jamil "Ebro" Darden (born March 17, 1975) is an American radio personality, broadcaster, and DJ. Until 2014, he was Vice President of Programming for Emmis Communications' New York contemporary urban station WQHT (Hot 97). He is current ...
, he was partly secretive, but denied being gay.
The controversy persisted until he acknowledged that while not seeking sex with transwomen, he has sought such oral sex.
Discography
*
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
– ''
Ready to Die
''Ready to Die'' is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chuc ...
'' (1994), associate producer
*The Notorious B.I.G. – ''Best of Biggie Smalls'' (1995), producer (
mixtape
A mixtape (alternatively mix-tape, mix tape or mixed tape) is a compilation of music, typically from multiple sources, recorded onto a medium. With origins in the 1980s, the term normally describes a homemade compilation of music onto a cassette ...
)
References
External links
Mister Ceeat
Discogs
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1966 births
Living people
Record producers from New York (state)
American radio personalities
People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Hip hop record producers
The Flip Squad members
LGBT hip hop musicians
LGBT DJs
American LGBT musicians
LGBT people from New York (state)
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people
Juice Crew members