Marcus Lakee Edwards (born March 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Lil' Keke, is an American rapper and original member of the Southern hip hop collective Screwed Up Click. Biography Music career Lil' Keke gained national attention with his track "Southside" from his 1997 release "Don't Mess Wit Texas". In 2005, Lil' Keke signed to Swishahouse Records. In an interview with HitQuarters at the time, label president and A&R T. Farris said, "He is a legend here in Houston. He plays a big role in the whole style of rap that we make down here." Lil' Keke started out working alongside DJ Screw doing mixtapes. Community service In 2016, the rapper received an award from President Barack Obama for his community service efforts in the Houston area. Discography Studio albums 1997: Don't Mess wit Texas 1998: The Commission 1999: It Was All A Dream 2001: Peepin' In My Window 2001: Platinum In Da Ghetto 2002: Birds Fly South 2003: Street Stories 2003: Changin' Lanes 2004: Currency 2005: Undaground All Stars: The Texas Line Up 2008: Loved by Few, Hated by Many 2012: Heart of a Hustla 2014: Money Don't Sleep 2016: Slfmade 2018: Slfmade 2 2020: Slfmade 3 2022: Lgnd Other albums 2001: From Coast to Coast 2010: Still Standing 2011: Ridin' with da Top Off Vol.1: Best of Both Worlds 2011: Testimony 2012: The Round Table 2013: Top Features Vol.1 2014: The Round Table Vol.2: Still Hungry 2015: Top Features Vol.2 Collaboration albums 2003: The Big Unit (with Slim Thug) 2004: Wreckin' 2004 (with Big Hawk) 2004: Bad Company (with Shorty Mac) 2005: Str8 Out da Slums (with The Jacka) 2005: Since the Gray Tapes Vol.3 (with Big Pokey) 2006: If You Ain’t Hungry, Don’t Come To The Table (with CMG) 2008: Still Wreckin''' (with H.A.W.K.) 2011: Standing Ovation (with Don Chief) 2013: Trunk Waving and Misbehavin' (with DJ Gold of the SUC) 2014: From the Southside to WTX (with Rawsome Russ) 2020: Slab Talk''(with Paul Wall) References 1976 births Living people African-American male rappers Gangsta rappers Rappers from Houston Screwed Up Click members Songwriters from Texas Southern hip hop musicians Underground rappers 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Universal Motown Records artists African-American songwriters 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people American male songwriters