Lil_Cease

Lil' Cease

Lil' Cease

American rapper from New York

Not to be confused with Lil' C (record producer).

James Lloyd, better known by his stage name Lil' Cease,[2] is an American rapper and former member of hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A.[3]

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Early life, family and education

James Lloyd was born in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City.

Career

As part of Junior M.A.F.I.A., Cease's first album Conspiracy was released in 1995. He gained mainstream attention with a memorable verse on "Player's Anthem", the album's highest charting single. Frequent name dropping from mentor The Notorious B.I.G. throughout Cease's career helped keep the young rapper in the spotlight.

Cease featured on Def Jam's soundtrack for the 1997 comedy film How to Be a Player alongside LeVert, Cam'ron and Mase. He is also known for being a featured artist on Lil' Kim's record Crush on You from her debut album Hard Core, which was a number 1 hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Rapper Cam'ron revealed that he wrote the original rendition of the song Crush on You.[4]

After making guest appearances on other artists' albums, Cease released his debut and only studio album The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo in 1999. It peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and features Jay Z, Lil' Kim and Bristal. In 2005, Lil' Cease, Banger and MC Klepto reunited Junior M.A.F.I.A. and released the group's second album, Riot Musik. In January 2009, Lil' Cease released "Letter to B.I.G.", which sampled "Letter to B.I.G." by Jadakiss from the soundtrack to the feature film Notorious.[5]

In other media

Lil' Cease is portrayed in the feature film Notorious, the biopic of the Notorious B.I.G., by Marc John Jefferies.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Mixtapes

  • Junior M.A.F.I.A.: The Lost Files (2009)
  • Everything Is Hard Body Vol. 1 (2010)
  • Lil Cease & the Mafia Dons: Riding for the King with Mafia Dons (2014)

Guest appearances

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Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "BIG CEASE FOREVER OUTRO". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Oh, Minya. "Rapper Lil' Cease Sentenced For Gun Possession". MTV. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Reid, Shaheem. "Lil' Cease Says He's No Snitch For Testifying Against Kim". MTV.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Horowitz, Steven J. (April 28, 2011). "Cam'ron Says He Wrote Lil' Cease Verses on 'Crush on You' Cam'ron Says He Wrote Lil' Cease Verses on 'Crush on You'". The Boom Box. The XXL Network. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Smokingsection". Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  6. [6]
    Scott, A.O. (January 15, 2009). "A Rapper's Tale, Larger Than Life". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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