Broken Pieces

Zane R. Copeland Jr. (born July 11, 1982), better known as Lil Zane, is an American rapper and actor born in Yonkers, New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his debut album Young World: The Future, released in 2000, which featured the single "Callin' Me" featuring 112.

At age 10, Zane was inspired by Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross, and he got more serious about his eventual career and started rehearsing with his cousin E.Greene. He was first recognized by his fans when he was in a group called Kronic signed to RCA Records. They were signed from 1993 to 96. They never put out any projects. Then 1996 he went solo and started entering local Atlanta talent shows. Then in 1999 he started touring with 112 while recording his debut album.

In 1999, his first ever single, "Money Stretch", was included in the Next Friday soundtrack. In 2000 Lil' Zane released his debut album Young World: The Future which featured his smash single "Callin Me". The album debut at #25 on the Billboard 200 with 40,000 copies sold in the first week.[5] The album also hit at #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2001 he made appearance on the Hardball soundtrack on the track of the same name with Bow Wow, Lil Wayne and Sammie.[6] He later stated in an interview that he was working on an album titled It Ain't Over but later decided to change the title to The Big Zane Theory.
In 2010 he made special appearance at the 10 year anniversary of 106 & Park in Los Angeles with Ray J & Tony Marsley also known as AK. He announced he was releasing a mixtape entitled The Missing Link and a new single entitled "Put It In My Lap". March 1, 2010 Zane was featured on We Are The World: The Next Generation. The song has gotten over 2,000,000 views on YouTube alone.[12] On March 8, 2011 Zane released a promo single off his mixtape The Missing Link Volume 1 called "Must Be Nice".[13] On April 28, 2011 a rumor circulated that Zane signed to Cash Money Records. Later, the statement was proven false.[14] On June 7, 2011 Zane released a new single called "My Girl".[15] On February 2, 2012 Zane announced the title of his fourth album called My World: My Future along with a release of a single called Sippin Hennessy featuring Tupac Shakur. The song has gotten over 100,000 views on YouTube and 150,000 views on world star hip hop alone.[16][17] On May 14, 2013 Zane released a new song called "When I Get Home" featuring Young Joe which is featured on his mixtapes Champagne & Dirty Sprite and R.A.W (Raps About Women).[18] On September 18, 2013 Zane announced that the lead single off his upcoming album is called "Roof Gone".[19] As of January 1, 2016 it is known that Zane is now working with battle rapper, Levi Fresco, to help ghostwrite his upcoming single ("Don't Spill My Liquor") & album ("Life I Live").[20]