{"id":133387,"date":"2024-04-22T11:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=133387"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:19:56","slug":"mister-cee-legendary-hip-hop-dj-dies-at-57-why-the-hip-hop-community-is-in-deep-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=133387","title":{"rendered":"Mister Cee, Legendary Hip-Hop DJ, Dies At 57. Why The Hip-Hop Community Is In Deep Mourning."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-133379\" src=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/240411-Mister-Cee-ch-1213-2eeaee-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/240411-Mister-Cee-ch-1213-2eeaee-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/240411-Mister-Cee-ch-1213-2eeaee-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/240411-Mister-Cee-ch-1213-2eeaee.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>Mister Cee, Legendary Hip-Hop DJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the early days of Notorious B.I.G. to the rise of 50 Cent, legendary hip-hop DJ Mister Cee was a pivotal figure in the New York City rap scene and the careers of some of its greatest performers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entertainer, born Calvin Lebrun, has died at 57,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/1010wins\/news\/local\/the-blocks-mister-cee-nyc-radio-dj-has-passed-at-57\">confirmed Audacy<\/a>, the parent company of 94.7 The Block \u2014 the radio station that Mr. Cee had worked at and had a weekday show playing throwback hits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTonight I share the sad news of the sudden passing of our 94.7 The Block colleague &amp; friend, Mister Cee,\u201d Market President Chris Oliviero said in a statement on Wednesday. \u201cA true iconic personality that left a lasting mark on the music and lifestyle culture of New York City and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skip Dillard, 94.7 The Block\u2019s brand manager, also commented on Mr. Cee\u2019s passing in statement, adding \u201cThe Block family are heartbroken but thankful for a chance to work with one of the most influential figures in NYC contemporary music history!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dillard also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mixcom\/status\/1778161838842057062\">posted a heartfelt message on X<\/a>, sharing the news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYour legacy will live on,\u201d Dillard captioned a photo of the DJ. \u201cGod Bless your family. You\u2019ve earned your rest. Well done\u2026.@djmistercee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut &#8211; DJ Mister Cee in New York in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mister Cee, Legendary Hip-Hop DJ From the early days of Notorious B.I.G. to the rise of 50 Cent, legendary hip-hop DJ Mister Cee was a pivotal figure in the New York City rap scene and the careers of some of its greatest performers. The entertainer, born Calvin Lebrun, has died at 57,\u00a0confirmed Audacy, the parent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88889"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133389,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133387\/revisions\/133389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}