Mister Cee
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 |
| Occupation(s) | DJ Record producer Radio personality Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Percussion, Sampler, Turntable |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
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 also developed and endorsed a variant of the Tropical Fantasy soft drink, which he named "Island Punch Finisher".[2]
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).[3] 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.
On April 3, 2011, Jacky Jasper 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 activities.[4]
Loitering violation
In May 2011 Celebrity gossip Columnist Jacky Jasper of diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com outted DJ Mister Cee with article on site featuring transgender author Toni Newman admitting she had relations with LL Cool J, DJ Mister Cee and Eddie Murphy. Jacky Jasper wrote an article June 2011 in Hip Hop Weekly with Cover LL Cool Gay? interviewing Transgender Author Toni Newman about her book I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman and her celebrity hookups. 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.[5] The court ordered him to complete 12 sessions of counseling with a doctor.[6] 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."[7]
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.
- ^ http://www.hot97.com/mistercee/
- ^ "Mr. Magic and Mister Cee - 1995". 1995.
- ^ "Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee Arrested For Public Lewdness".
- ^ "DJ Mister Cee pleads guilty to loitering." The New York Daily news. June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "Rap producer Mister Cee admits loitering charge." The Daily Mail. June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- ^ "50 Cent Defends DJ Mister Cee After Controversial Arrest". April 6, 2011.
External links
- Mister Cee at Discogs
- [1] at Mediatakeout