Calvin LeBrun, better known as New York hip-hop icon DJ Mister Cee, has died at the age of 57.
Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg took to X to pay tribute to his former colleague. “We have lost the iconic Mister Cee. I listened to him yesterday and am in complete shock. He was a dear friend to all of us, a wonderful man, and one of the most important and impactful DJs of all time. I love you Cee,”
“As a family at HOT 97 and WBLS, we’re deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Mister Cee,” Hot 97 reps said in a statement. “He wasn’t just a DJ; he was a pillar of our stations, bringing joy to countless listeners with his legendary Throwback at Noon and Friday Night Live sets.” Cee, who was helming theon Sirius XM’s Rock the Bells Radio channel, was also renowned for DJ’ing parties all over the tri-state area for decades.
Along with being a legendary radio fixture, the Brooklynite known as “The Finisher” was the DJ behind Big Daddy Kane’sdebut album and also had a hand in the early chapters of the late Notorious B.I.G’s career. Late Brooklyn DJ 50 Grand received the Notorious B.I.G.’s original demo and introduced him to Cee, who last year
“The first time I met him was when his DJ 50 Grand, rest in peace, brought Big to my house. The plan was we were going to redo the basement demo that he and 50 Grand put together,” Mister Cee said. “Big was very shy. He would always talk with his head down and say, ‘Yo man, don’t be promising me nothing, man. If you say you’re going to do something, do it.’ And I’m like, ‘Nah, we’re going to redo the demo.’” ’s Matteo Glen Capoluongo, a.k.a.
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