Mr. C, a disc jockey who was a key figure in New York City's burgeoning 1990s hip-hop scene and an early champion of the legendary BIG, has died. He is 57 years old.
His death Confirmed on Wednesday Mr. See was hosted by Skip Dillard, Brand Manager at WXBK 94.7 The Black NYC. No reason was given.
Mr. See, a fixture on New York radio for decades, spent more than 20 years as a successful DJ at New York City's Hot 97 before leaving the station in 2014. He was the executive producer of the famous BIG's debut album “Ready to Die.”
Born in August 1966 to Calvin LeBrun in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, Mr. Seay grew up in his grandparents' house and took to the turntables under the tutelage of an uncle who was a DJ, he told Rock the Bells, a satellite radio program. November.
He said his earliest influences came from the radio and listening to hip-hop acts such as the world-famous Supreme Team and the Fantastic Two.
“This turned into my passion for deejaying and my dream of one day being on the radio” he said.
Mr. C dreamed of Hot 97 before leaving the station, citing the station's new music movement.
“I might be the answer now, but I don't think I'll be the answer five or 10 years from now,” he told The Times in 2014.
Capital Musical Group's promoter Chris Green, who has known the DJ since the mid-'90s, said in an interview with The New York Times that year that Mr. C was “the glue between the old and the new” in Hot 97.
But Mr. C, a highly respected figure in the hip-hop community, continued to record and spin clubs and radio shows. Before his death, he had his own show playing throwbacks on 94.7 The Black NYC.
After his death was announced Wednesday, the station honored Mr. C with a tribute to his 2022 mixtape in honor of what would have been the rapper's 50th birthday.
A full list of survivors was not immediately available.
A full obituary will follow.
