Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976), better known by his

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Lil' Keke, is an American rapper and original member of the

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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

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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

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for his community service efforts in the Houston area.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1997: '' Don't Mess wit Texas'' * 1998: '' The Commission'' * 1999: '' It Was All a Dream'' * 2001: '' Peepin' in My Window'' * 2001: '' Platinum in da Ghetto'' * 2002: ''Birds Fly South'' * 2003: ''Street Stories'' * 2003: ''Changin' Lanes'' * 2004: ''Currency'' * 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'' * 2023: ''25 Summers'' * 2024: ''Can't Rain Forever'' * 2025: ''Legend Hotel''

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

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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: ''

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'' (with

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) *2005: ''Since the Gray Tapes Vol.3'' (with

Big Pokey Milton Jerome Powell Jr. (November 29, 1974 – June 18, 2023), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Big Pokey was associated with chopped and screwed music, and was one of the original members o ...

) *2006: ''If You Ain't Hungry, Don't Come to the Table'' (with CMG) *2008: ''Still Wreckin (with H.A.W.K.) *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''(with

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)

References

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