Lil' Keke

Lil' Keke
Birth name	Marcus Lakee Edwards
Born	March 29, 1976[1]
Origin	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Swishahouse, Warner Music Group, TF Records, Universal Motown, Screwed Up Records
Associated acts	Screwed Up Click, Fat Pat, Krazy, DJ Screw, Herschelwood Hardheadz, Big Hawk, Z-Ro, Lil' Flip, UGK, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Al Kapone, Big Pokey

Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976),^[1] better known by his stage name Lil' Keke, is an American hip hop recording artist from Houston, Texas and original member of the Southern hip hop collective Screwed Up Click.^[2]

Biography

Music career

Lil' Keke gained national attention with his track "Southside" from his 1997 release "Don't Mess Wit Texas". In 2005, Lil' Keke signed to Swishahouse Records. In an interview with HitQuarters at the time, label president and A&R T. Farris said, "He and Lil GRoB is a legend here in Houston. He plays a big role in the whole style of rap that we make down here."^[3] Lil' Keke started out working alongside DJ Screw doing mixtapes.

Community service

In 2016, the rapper received an award from President Barack Obama for his community service efforts in the Houston area.^[4]

Discography

Albums

• 1997: Don't Mess wit Texas
• 1998: The Commission
• 1999: It Was All A Dream
• 2001: Peepin' In My Window
• 2001: Platinum In Da Ghetto
• 2002: Birds Fly South
• 2003: Street Stories
• 2003: Changin' Lanes
• 2004: Currency
• 2005: Undaground All Stars: The Texas Line Up
• 2005: Teflon: In a Hood near You
• 2008: Loved by Few, Hated by Many
• 2012: Heart of a Hustla
• 2014: Money Don't Sleep
• 2016: SLFMADE

Other Albums

• 2000: From Coast to Coast
• 2010: Still Standing
• 2011: Ridin' with da Top Off Vol.1: Best of Both Worlds
• 2011: Testimony
• 2012: The Round Table
• 2013: Top Features Vol.1
• 2014: The Round Table Vol.2: Still Hungry
• 2015: Top Features Vol.2

Collaboration Albums

• 2003: The Big Unit (with Slim Thug)
• 2004: Wreckin' 2004 (with Big Hawk)
• 2004: Bad Company (with Shorty Mac)
• 2005: Str8 Out da Slums (with The Jacka)
• 2005: Since the Gray Tapes Vol.3 (with Big Pokey)
• 2006: If You Ain’t Hungry, Don’t Come To The Table (with CMG)
• 2008: Still Wreckin' (with H.A.W.K.)
• 2011: Standing Ovation (with Don Chief)
• 2014: From the Southside to WTX (with Rawsome Russ)

References

1. "Texas Births 1926–1995". "Family Tree Legends".
2. Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Lil' Keke". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
3. "Interview With T Farris". HitQuarters. December 5, 2005. Retrieved Jun 21, 2010.
4. http://theboxhouston.com/9649159/lil-keke-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-from-president-obama/