Lunasicc

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Monterrio Williams was born in Sacramento in 1978. He made his first appearance on Xorcist, the 1995 album by his cousin X-Raided, and joined AWOL Records, the Sacramento label behind C-Bo.

Mr. Lunasicc

His debut, Mr. Lunasicc (1997), featured C-Bo and Marvaless on “The Funk Is On,” JT the Bigga Figga on “4 tha Bizzness” and the Sacramento anthem “Mobbin' in tha 916.” It reached the R&B albums chart, and its single “Hard Times” reached No. 8 on the Bubbling Under chart. A Million Words, a Million Dollars (1998), distributed by Noo Trybe, brought in C-Bo, Killa Tay, Steady Mobb'n and the Mob Figaz.

Luni Coleone

In 2000 he changed his name to Luni Coleone with Total Recall, and has since released more than a dozen collaborative albums and dozens of compilation appearances, often alongside X-Raided, C-Bo, Mac Dre, Killa Tay and Hollow Tip. In 2021 he and X-Raided released the joint album Family Matters.

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