Celly Cel#Soundtrack appearances

{{Short description|American rapper}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Celly Cel

| image = Celly Cel, 2018.png

| caption = Celly Cel in 2018

| image_size =

| birth_name = Maurice James McCarver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|01}}

| origin = Vallejo, California, U.S.

| instrument =

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| years_active = 1990–present

| label = {{hlist|33rd Street|Realside|Real Talk|Sick Wid It|Jive}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Criminalz|E-40|Jayo Felony| The Mossie|San Quinn}}

| 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.{{cite web |title=AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY 1996 |url=https://redhot.org/project/america-is-dying-slowly/ |website=Red Hot Organization |access-date=1 February 2023}}

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.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p169637|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Celly Cel > Biography )))]