Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976), better known by his
stage name Lil' Keke, is an American rapper and original member of the
Southern hip hop
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collective
Screwed Up Click
The Screwed Up Click (or S.U.C.) is an American hip hop collective based in Houston, Texas, that was led by DJ Screw. Its most notable members include DJ Screw, Big Hawk, Big Mello, Big Moe, Big Pokey, the Botany Boyz, E.S.G., Fat Pat, Lil ...
.
Biography
Music career
Lil' Keke gained national attention with his track "Southside" from his 1997 release "Don't Mess Wit Texas".
In 2005, Lil' Keke signed to
Swishahouse Records. In an interview with
HitQuarters at the time, label president and A&R T. Farris said, "He is a legend here in Houston. He plays a big role in the whole style of rap that we make down here."
Lil' Keke started out working alongside DJ Screw doing mixtapes.
Community service
In 2016, the rapper received an award from
President Barack Obama
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for his community service efforts in the Houston area.
Discography
Studio albums
* 1997: ''
Don't Mess wit Texas
''Don't Mess wit Texas'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas. It was released on June 17, 1997, via Jam Down Records. It was reissued in 2004 by another Houston-based record label Rap Classics. There is also ...
''
* 1998: ''
The Commission''
* 1999: ''
It Was All A Dream''
* 2001: ''
Peepin' In My Window''
* 2001: ''
Platinum In Da Ghetto''
* 2002: ''
Birds Fly South
This is the discography of American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas.
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Other albums
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Compilations
Official mixtapes
*2006: ''Minor Setback for the Major Comeback (A Gangsta Grillz Extra)'' (Mixed ...
''
* 2003: ''
Street Stories
This is the discography of American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas.
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Other albums
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Official mixtapes
*2006: ''Minor Setback for the Major Comeback (A Gangsta Grillz Extra)'' (Mixed ...
''
* 2003: ''
Changin' Lanes
This is the discography of American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas.
Albums Studio albums
Other albums
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Official mixtapes
*2006: ''Minor Setback for the Major Comeback (A Gangsta Grillz Extra)'' (Mixed ...
''
* 2004: ''
Currency
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''
* 2005: ''
Undaground All Stars: The Texas Line Up''
* 2008: ''
Loved by Few, Hated by Many''
* 2012: ''Heart of a Hustla''
* 2014: ''Money Don't Sleep''
* 2016: ''Slfmade''
* 2018: ''Slfmade 2''
* 2020: ''Slfmade 3''
* 2022: ''Lgnd''
Other albums
* 2001: ''From Coast to Coast''
* 2010: ''Still Standing''
* 2011: ''Ridin' with da Top Off Vol.1: Best of Both Worlds''
* 2011: ''Testimony''
* 2012: ''The Round Table''
* 2013: ''Top Features Vol.1''
* 2014: ''The Round Table Vol.2: Still Hungry''
* 2015: ''Top Features Vol.2''
Collaboration albums
*2003: ''
The Big Unit''
(with Slim Thug
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)
*2004: ''
Wreckin' 2004''
(with Big Hawk
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known by his stage names Big Hawk and H.A.W.K., was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.
Life and ...
)
*2004: ''Bad Company''
(with Shorty Mac)
*2005: ''
Str8 Out da Slums
This is the discography of American rapper Lil' Keke from Houston, Texas.
Albums Studio albums
Other albums
Collaborative albums
Compilations
Official mixtapes
*2006: ''Minor Setback for the Major Comeback (A Gangsta Grillz Extra)'' (Mixed ...
''
(with The Jacka
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The Jacka began his career as part of the rap group Mob Figaz.
He was killed in a shooting in ...
)
*2005: ''Since the Gray Tapes Vol.3''
(with Big Pokey
Milton Powell (born November 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Pokey is associated with chopped and screwed music, and is one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click.
Rap c ...
)
*2006: ''If You Ain’t Hungry, Don’t Come To The Table''
(with CMG)
*2008: ''Still Wreckin
(with H.A.W.K.
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known by his stage names Big Hawk and H.A.W.K., was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.
Life and ...
)
*2011: ''Standing Ovation''
(with Don Chief)
*2013: ''Trunk Waving and Misbehavin
(with DJ Gold of the SUC)
*2014: ''From the Southside to WTX''
(with Rawsome Russ)
*2020: ''Slab Talk''
Paul Wall
Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse Records, and has released several albums under the label and collabor ...
)
References
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1976 births
Living people
African-American male rappers
Gangsta rappers
Rappers from Houston
Screwed Up Click members
Songwriters from Texas
Southern hip hop musicians
Underground rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
Universal Motown Records artists
African-American songwriters
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people
American male songwriters