Representative Albums: "Deep Conversation," "The Best of Celly Cel," "Killa Kali"
Representative Songs: "It's Goin' Down," "Heat 4 Yo Azz," "Pop the Trunk"
Biography
Born Marcellus McCarver, Celly Cel grew up in Vallejo, CA, just north of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. His drawling hardcore gangsta lyrics and G-funk productions first appeared in 1994 on Heat 4 Yo Azz, but Celly had been making demos and honing his skills as far back as 1990. Released on E-40's Sick Wid It label, Heat 4 Yo Azz was well received, and the following year, his best-selling album to date, Killa Kali, was unleashed. Celly didn't have another release of his own until 1998's G Filez; in the interim, however, he managed to show up on records by E-40, Mossie, B-LegitJay Tee, D-Shot, Young Dre, Latino Velvet, and Messy Marv. Sick Wid It and Celly Cel parted ways after G Filez, and a best-of was released the next year. Celly didn't miss a beat, though, and in 2000, he started his own label, Realside, and released a new album, Deep Conversation. His next project was a hardcore rap supergroup, the Criminalz, with Spice 1 and Jayo Felony. Their Realside album Criminal Activity was released in 2001. Song'z U Can't Find, a compilation of guest verses and otherwise rare material, came out in 2002, and It'z Real Out Here -- his fifth studio album -- followed three years later. In 2006, Celly's Slaps, Straps and Baseball Caps and The Wild West were both released. ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide
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Marcellus McCarver, better know by his stage nameCelly Cel, is an Americanrapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz; after releasing Killa Kali a year later. He did not resurface with G-Filez until 1998. Deep Conversation followed in mid-2000. Celly is expected to drop a new album in 2010, titled I Spit Game. He is currently looking for a new label.
Celly has collaborated with fellow Bay Area Rappers E-40 & B-Legit on several occasions.[1]
