MC Ceja was born in
Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and was raised both in
Brooklyn, New York City and Puerto Rico alongside his younger brother and sister. His brother, called "Cejita", died in a car accident in 2006. When Alberto was 13 years old, he started performing in
talent shows and local parties. He also started composing songs which made fun of teachers and classmates. His breakthrough came when he met
reggaeton producer DJ Eric over the telephone, and by playing one of his songs he was able to grab DJ Eric's attention. Back in the day when recordings were made on underground cassettes, Ceja released a song called "Dame Ese Blunt". From then on Ceja started to appear in productions such as Hip Hop Reggae Mix, Street Style 1, Street Style 2, and Soca.He was also a major part in DJ Eric Industry Volumes 3, 4, 5 which produced many memorable songs from MC Ceja like, "Jingle, Jangle" "So Good", "No Paciencia", "Mueve Tu Figura de Campeona (Shalalalong)".
Luz Solar In 1996, Ceja launched his first solo album called
Luz Solar, selling over 50,000 copies. "Confusión" was part of this production and was number 1 in the charts for at least 10 weeks. He also released a video for this song, which lasted about 11 weeks. During his time collaborating with DJ Eric, MC Ceja met
Lito & Polaco. These later form the group known as
Los Tres Mosqueteros. In addition, whilst recording with DJ Eric a lyrical war started between them and the group from
The Noise, which had artists such as
Baby Rasta & Gringo and
Bebe. This war went on for a couple of years and was not resolved until only a couple of years ago.
Todo Ha Cambiado In 1998, before the release of the collaborated album
Los Tres Mosqueteros, Ceja was able to produce another solo album called
Todo Ha Cambiado, producing another hit single, "The Breaks (Te Invito al Party)". Los 3 Mosqueteros was released with collaborations from MC Ceja, and
Lito & Polaco. Producing one hit song together with a video release called "Chicas Interesadas". Shortly after the release of
Todo Ha Cambiado problems arise within the players from DJ Eric Industry causing them to split and start a war among themselves. This after having worked together for some odd years. Reasons for their split have always been rumored and non-factual. They have recently got back together.
''Boricua's State of Mind'' Upon his release, he went back into the studio with DJ Eric and produced his third solo album, ''
Boricua's State of Mind'', which was released in 2001, with the single "Desnúdate" featuring
Wisin & Yandel.
Luz Solar 2 MC Ceja released a new album called
Luz Solar 2 in 2008, more than 11 years after his debut album,
Luz Solar.
Como Antes In 2013, MC Ceja released "Como Antes", with collaborations with
Ivy Queen, Voltio, Guelo Star and more.
Collaborations He composed some more songs for collaborations such as
La Conspiración Vol. 1,
The Company and
La Conspiración Vol 2, with hits such as "Yeah, Yeah" and "Dile a El". Ceja also demonstrated his rough style hip-hop in
Daddy Yankee's
El Cartel II. MC Ceja has had the opportunity to record with well-known artists such as
Tempo,
Ivy Queen, Kamekazi, Big Boy,
Baby Rasta,
Special Ed, BF Yaviah,
Getto & Gastam, among others. Ceja also appeared in various artist compilations such as
Majestic,
La Mision 1 – 3,
DJ Frank: Time to Kill with the song "No Has Oido",
Da Cream,
Warriors 2, ''
Wise Da' Gansta, Dream Team
, and The Sopranos''. In 2003, Ceja moved to the United States, taking some time off from his career, to spend time with his newborn son and a daughter. In 2005, he collaborated with Cuban Link on ''Buddha's Family 2: Desde la Prison''. MC Ceja appeared in a production with three songs, among them his single, "Mr. Conflicto". == Discography ==