Celly Cel

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title: "Celly Cel" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["living-people", "21st-century-american-rappers", "african-american-male-rappers", "20th-century-american-male-rappers", "20th-century-american-rappers", "21st-century-american-male-rappers", "gangsta-rappers", "g-funk-artists", "hip-hop-record-producers", "jive-records-artists", "rappers-from-the-san-francisco-bay-area", "musicians-from-vallejo,-california", "21st-century-african-american-rappers", "1970-births"] description: "American rapper" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celly_Cel" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American rapper ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	Celly Cel
image	Celly Cel, 2018.png
caption	Celly Cel in 2018
birth_name	Maurice James McCarver
birth_date
origin	Vallejo, California, U.S.
genre	Hip-hop
occupation
years_active	1990–present
label
associated_acts
current_member_of	Criminalz
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| name = Celly Cel | image = Celly Cel, 2018.png | caption = Celly Cel in 2018 | image_size = | birth_name = Maurice James McCarver | birth_date = | origin = Vallejo, California, U.S. | instrument = | genre = Hip-hop | occupation = | years_active = 1990–present | label = | associated_acts = | current_member_of = Criminalz Maurice "Marcellus" James McCarver, better known by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single, "Lifestyle of a Mack", on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992. He released his debut studio album, Heat 4 Yo Azz, in 1994, and released a second album, Killa Kali, two years later.

In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip-hop artists. The album, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine.

His next appearance wasn't until 1998, with his third album: The G Filez. Deep Conversation followed in mid-2000.

Celly has collaborated with fellow Bay Area rappers E-40 and B-Legit on several occasions.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Release | Peak chart positions | US | US R&B | Heat 4 Yo Azz | Killa Kali | The G Filez | Deep Conversation | It'z Real Out Here | Slaps, Straps and Baseball Hats | Morphine X | Dirty Mind | Focused | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1994 | — | 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996 | 26 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 | 53 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | — | 94 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2013 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Collaboration albums

• Criminal Activity with Criminalz (2001)
• Bad Influence with The Hillside Stranglaz (2006)
• Bay Waters Run Deep with San Quinn (2018)

Compilation albums

• The Best of Celly Cel (1999)
• Live From the Ghetto (2001)
• Song'z U Can't Find (2002)
• The Wild West (2006)
• The Gumbo Pot (2006)
• Cali Luv (2007)
• Best of Celly Cel 2: Tha Sick Wid It Dayz (2007)
• The Lost Tapes (2016)

Extended plays

• Big Faces EP (2012)

Soundtrack appearances

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| Release | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack | "The Only Way" | "Ghetto Celebrity" | "The Bullet" | "Holla" | "Time to Ball" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1997 | | Dangerous Ground | | | | | | | | 1999 | E-40, Suga-T | Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire | | | | | | | | | Everybody Loves Sunshine | | | | | | | | | 2000 | Rappin' 4-Tay, 2-Ton | Held Up | | | | | | | | 2006 | | NBA 2K7 | | | | | | | ::

Guest appearances

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| Release | Other artist(s) | Album | "Dusted 'N' Disgusted" (Video Version) | "H.I. Double L." | "Beware of Those" | "Check Ya Self" | "Circumstances" | "Niggaz Get They Wig Split" | "Bayriders" | "I'll Be Your Friend" | "Six Figures" | "Respect It" | "N.S.R." | "Game Tight" | "Cali Players" | "Check Ya Self" | "The Other Day Ago" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1995 | E-40, Spice 1, Mac Mall, Levitti | In a Major Way | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-40, B-Legit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JT Tha Bigga Figga, E-40 | Dwellin' in tha Labb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996 | Spice 1, 187 Fac, Ant Banks, Gangsta P | America Is Dying Slowly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E-40, Luniz, Cold 187um, Kokane, T-Pup | Tha Hall of Game | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B-Legit, C-Bo | The Hemp Museum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | William Floyd | NFL Jams | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1997 | D-Shot, Mississippi, Levitti | Six Figures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D-Shot, Levitti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southwest Riders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Mossie | Have Heart Have Money | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Latino Velvet | Latino Velvet Project | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 | Marvaless, Killa Tay, Lunasicc, Big Note, Mississippi | Fearless | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | Tha Dogg Pound, Butch Cassidy, LaToiya Williams | 100 Wayz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 | E-40, Spice 1 | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. "AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY 1996".
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