James Lloyd, (known as Lil' Cease) is an American rapper and member

Member

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 of hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an American hip hop group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. The acronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album,...

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Cease's first album release was Conspiracy

Conspiracy (Junior M.A.F.I.A. album)

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with the Junior M.A.F.I.A in 1995.

After making guest appearances on other artist's albums he released his only album The Wonderful World of Cease a Leo. It peaked at 26 in the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 and 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

. In 2005, Lil' Cease, Banger and MC Klepto reunited the Junior M.A.F.I.A. and released the group's second album, Riot Musik

Riot Musik

Riot Musik is the second album by rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A.. The album was released on April 19, 2005, for Mege Media Records. Only three of the original members of the group appeared on the album, Lil' Cease, Klepto and Banger...

. In January 2009, Lil' Cease released "Letter to B.I.G.", which sampled "Letter to B.I.G." by Jadakiss from the soundtrack to the film Notorious

Notorious (2009 film)

Notorious is a 2009 American biographical film about the life of iconic hip hop star The Notorious B.I.G. who is played by Jamal Woolard. The film co-stars Angela Bassett as his mother Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur...

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In popular culture

He was portrayed by Marc John Jefferies

Marc John Jefferies

Marc John Jefferies is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Derrick Mitchell on the NBC sitcom The Tracy Morgan Show, and as Darius on Treme, the HBO drama series set in post-Katrina New Orleans.-Career:Jefferies debuted as the title character "Isaiah",...

in the biopic of The Notorious B.I.G. called Notorious.

Filmography

• Chronicles of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (2004)
• Reality Check: Junior Mafia vs Lil Kim (2006)
• Life After Death: The Movie (2007)