Prominent New York City radio host and producer DJ Mister Cee has passed away at the age of 57, his local station. HOT 97 said on Wednesday.
‘As a family at HOT 97 and WBLS, we are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Mister Cee, he was not just a DJ; “He was a mainstay of our stations, bringing joy to countless listeners with his legendary Throwback at Noon and Friday Night Live sets,” the radio station said Wednesday.
The station added: ‘Mr. Cee’s influence extended far beyond the airwaves, shaping the very fabric of New York DJ culture.
‘Our hearts are heavy as we send our love and condolences to your family and the fans whose lives you touched through your music, rest easy Mr. Cee. Your legacy will live forever.’
As of Wednesday night, the cause of the music industry professional’s death had not been made public.
Prominent New York City radio host and DJ producer Mister Cee has died at the age of 57, his local station HOT 97 said Wednesday. Photographed in 2018 in New York.
DJ Mister Cee had also gained prominence for producing Biggie Smalls’ 1994 album Ready To Die.
Rapper 50 Cent, 48, paid tribute by writing: ‘RIP to the legend MR. Cee God bless him, to all his family and friends I send my deepest condolences.’
Rapper MC Lyte, 53, said she was “heartbroken” by the news and wasn’t “expecting this at all,” adding: “God bless his soul.” Mr. Cee, Rest in power and peace!!’
HOT 97’s Peter Rosenberg said in a tweet: “We’ve lost the iconic Mister Cee. I heard it yesterday and I’m in complete shock.
‘He was a dear friend to us all, a wonderful man and one of the most important and impactful DJs of all time. I love you Cee.’
Mister Cee had spent 21 years working at HOT 97 with the show Throwback at Noon, which featured artists like 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys before they achieved mainstream success.
Following his stint at HOT 97, he worked weekday afternoons at 94.7 The Block and appeared on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells.
Mister Cee was also known for his affiliation with rapper Big Daddy Kane, as he was friends with the rapper, 55, since high school, and served as his official DJ, according to the station.
Rapper 50 Cent paid tribute on multiple social media platforms, writing: ‘RIP to the legend MR. Cee God bless him, to all his family and friends I send my deepest condolences.
Rapper MC Lyte, 53, said she was “heartbroken” by the news and wasn’t “expecting this at all,” adding: “God bless his soul.” Mr. Cee, Rest in power and peace!!’
Several Mister Cee fans and radio colleagues expressed their condolences upon the news of his death.
The industry professional, who was also nicknamed The Finisher, was an associate executive producer on Notorious BIG’s Ready To Die, which included the singles Juicy, Big Poppa and One More Chance.
He said of his association with Biggie Smalls, who was shot to death in March 1997: “The first time I met him was when his DJ 50 Grand, may he rest his soul, brought Big to my house,” Mister Cee said of the professional alliance. , according to HOT 97. ‘The plan was to remake the basement demo that he and 50 Grand put together.
‘Big was very shy. He always talked with his head down and said, “Man, don’t promise me anything, man. If you say you’re going to do something, do it.” And I said, no, let’s redo the demo.”
He continued about the creative process: “I started going through and choosing the beats that were hot at the time, and the beat Biggie chose was the casual beat “I Didn’t Mean To” to make the infamous “Biggie Smalls is the Los Baddest niggas say I’m p****. “I dare you to put your curse on him.”
‘We did that one, if not two takes, and if you listen to the freestyle, at the end, you’ll hear a fire truck go by. We weren’t in a studio, we were in my house.’
Mister Cee said he produced the album “with two turntables, just cutting the record back and forth,” adding, “We had a kind of cheesy microphone that was better than the microphone 50 Grand had at his house.”
Mr. Cee had had to deal with some legal problems in the past, as he made headlines in May 2013 when he was arrested in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, where authorities said he attempted to solicit a prostitute who was actually an officer. covert.
According BEThe had been arrested in 2011 in relation to lewd conduct following an incident involving a male companion in a parked car, and had been “arrested in 2010 for a similar offence”.