Monterrio Williams better known by his stage names, Luni Coleone or Lunasicc is a Garden Blocc Crip rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 who began his musical career on the streets of Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

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Biography

He began his career under the alias of Lunasicc in 1995, appearing on his cousin X-Raided

X-Raided

Anerae Veshaughn Brown, better known as X-Raided, is an American rapper, and Garden Blocc Crip gang member. He is currently incarcerated for first degree murder, also for gang-related murder homicide.-Biography:...

's album Xorcist

Xorcist

Xorcist is the name of an American musical group whose output has ranged from electro-industrial and ambient.-Background:Bat formed Xorcist in 1990 as a one-man act. By 1997, Xorcist grew to include Evoltwin.8...

. He released his solo debut, Mr. Lunasicc

Mr. Lunasicc

Mr. Lunasicc is the debut album by American rapper, Lunasicc. It was released July 8, 1997 on AWOL Records and distributed by Noo Trybe Records. The album features production from DJ Daryl, Bobby G and Pizzo. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...

, in 1997 on AWOL Records, to strong reviews. A Million Words, a Million Dollars

A Million Words, A Million Dollars

A Million Words, a Million Dollars is the second studio album by American rapper Lunasicc. It was released June 2, 1998 on AWOL Records and distributed by Noo Trybe Records. The album features production from Killa Tay, DJ Daryl and One Drop Scott...

followed in 1998, to stronger reviews. Later that year Lunasicc joined forces with Killa Tay

Killa Tay

Killa Tay is an American rapper from Fresno, California.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Fresno while in his youth. Killa Tay is best known for his tenure on AWOL Records, including his collaborations with C-Bo, as well as his debut album, Mr...

 and KJ to form the supergroup

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

, Dosia. They went on to produce one album, Waiting to Inhale, released November 3, 1998 on AWOL Records.

In 2000, he changed his name to Luni Coleone.
His newest album is Global Recall, which was released January 17, 2006. Some of Coleone's most famous ballads include "All I Wanna Do", "All I Ever Wanted To Do", and "Thug Sh*t". His lyrics describe the everyday life of American inner-city youth.

Collaborations

Luni Coleone often collaborates with fellow West Coast artists such as: X-Raided

X-Raided

Anerae Veshaughn Brown, better known as X-Raided, is an American rapper, and Garden Blocc Crip gang member. He is currently incarcerated for first degree murder, also for gang-related murder homicide.-Biography:...

, Mac Dre

Mac Dre

Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...

, Brotha Lynch Hung

Brotha Lynch Hung

Kevin Danell Mann , better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California...

, Skandal, Skee 64 Oz., Hollow Tip, C-Bo

C-Bo

Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo is an American rapper. He was born and raised in the south area of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993...

, Killa Tay

Killa Tay

Killa Tay is an American rapper from Fresno, California.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Fresno while in his youth. Killa Tay is best known for his tenure on AWOL Records, including his collaborations with C-Bo, as well as his debut album, Mr...

, Marvaless, Hatchet

Hatchet

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 and most often I-Rocc and more recently the NINE SIDE CLICK out of Spokane Washington and was produced by super producer Hugh Heff and Big Hollis. Although Luni Coleone is not a hyphy

Hyphy

The word hyphy is Conor Devlin's preferred short word meaning "hyperactive." It was created by Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak when he used the term on an album he recorded in 1994. From the USA Today article: "Every record label was getting at us at that time, but we fumbled the ball," says E-40,...

 artist per se, he has embraced the culture and recorded hyphy songs. In 2006, he was featured on Playalitical

Playalitical

Playalitical , March 7, 1982 in Denver, Colorado is an American rap artist and the current President and CEO of Illuminated Entertainment Group. Known for his deep raspy voice, traditional lyricism, and word play he discusses lived stories of pimping and hustiling...

's album Code Green on the song "The New West" alongside the legendary Spice 1

Spice 1

Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...

, Duce Stabs, Young Droop Spoke-In-Wordz,

Discography

• 1997: Mr. Lunasicc
  Mr. Lunasicc
  Mr. Lunasicc is the debut album by American rapper, Lunasicc. It was released July 8, 1997 on AWOL Records and distributed by Noo Trybe Records. The album features production from DJ Daryl, Bobby G and Pizzo. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...
  
  
• 1998: A Million Words, a Million Dollars
  A Million Words, A Million Dollars
  A Million Words, a Million Dollars is the second studio album by American rapper Lunasicc. It was released June 2, 1998 on AWOL Records and distributed by Noo Trybe Records. The album features production from Killa Tay, DJ Daryl and One Drop Scott...
  
  
• 2000: Total Recall
• 2001: In the Mouth of Madness
  In the Mouth of Madness (album)
  In the Mouth of Madness is the fourth album released by Luni Coleone. It was released on February 20, 2001 for Sicc-a-Cell Records and was produced by Killa Tay, Luni Coleone, JT the Bigga Figga, Willie Hollis and Trump Tight. In the Mouth of Madness peaked at #85 on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop...
  
  
• 2002: How the West Was Won (with I-Rocc)
• 2002: Lunicoleone.com
  Lunicoleone.com
  Lunicoleone.com is the sixth album released by rapper, Luni Coleone. It was released on August 20, 2002 for Out of Bounds Records and was produced by Luni Coleone and Kenya Baker...
  
  
• 2002: Wanted Dead or Alive
• 2004: Trilogy
• 2004: Classics (compilation album
• 2004: Independence Day (with Damu)
• 2005: Anger Management
• 2005: How the West Was Won, Vol. 2 (with I-Rocc)
• 2005: The Narration
• 2006: How the West Was Won: The Soundtrack (with I-Rocc)
• 2006: Still Wanted
• 2006: Global Recall
• 2006: Obliviously Siccley
• 2007: Every Single Day (with Cool Nutz)
• 2007: The Recall Albums
• 2007: Turf Fellaz Mobb Official