- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Influenced by: LL Cool J, Rakim
- Similar Artists: Jay-Z, Mase, The LOX, Big Punisher, Memphis Bleek, Shyne, Fabolous
Rapper Lil' Cease was born and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area, at age 15 becoming a protégé of the Notorious B.I.G. With his distinctive lisping style, he made his recorded debut in 1994 as a member of the Junior M.A.F.I.A., issuing the single "Players Anthem"; the full-length Conspiracy followed in 1995, and that same year Lil' Cease scored a hit with the Lil' Kim duet "Crush on You." On March 9, 1997, he and the Notorious B.I.G. were driving away from a party in Los Angeles when Biggie was shot and killed; Lil' Cease continued as a solo artist, signing to Lil' Kim's Queen Bee label and issuing The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo in mid-1999. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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