biography Growing up in Spanish Harlem with two brothers and two sisters, childhood was not easy for Lumidee Cedeno. Her father passed away in 1995, after which her grandparents raised the five children by themselves. Since the age of 12, Lumidee was humming and singing, showing an aptitude for performing early on. hooked up with djs in nyc After seeing Salt-N-Pepa's video for "Push It" in 1987, she gravitated toward music, but was too shy to show off her talents, even before her parent