A key player in the rap community. producer Mister Cee was formerly Big Daddy Kane’s DJ and a radio personality. He died at age 57. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube.com/CBS New York)
SOURCE: thegrio.com
Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in The Notorious B.I.G. ‘s debut album, has dies at 57.
The famed disk jockey’s death was confirmed Wednesday by Skip Dillard, the brand manager at 94.7 The Block NYC, where Cee had a show. The cause of death has not been announced.
“We’ve lost one of the most important figures in the industry,” 94.7 The Block said in a social media post.
Mister Cee was a key player in the rap community. He was formerly Big Daddy Kane’s DJ and an executive producer on The Notorious B.I.G.’s groundbreaking 1994 debut, “Ready to Die.”
The New York native was also a radio personality on his hometown’s Hot 97. Throughout the years, Mister Cee maintained his respect within the rap industry and kept working on other radio programs, spinning throwback tracks on his show on 94.7 The Block before his death.
“I’m so blessed to have known him,” Dillard said on social media.