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Zane Copeland, Jr. ( July 11 , 1982 ), better known as Lil' Zane, is a rapper out of Atlanta, Georgia, although he was born in Yonkers, New York. He is arguably best known for his Young World: The Future, released in 2000. The album's single, "Callin' Me," featuring 112 is widely considered his best. The album has an almost cult following, praising Lil' Zane's deep lyrics on songs such as "Ways Of The World", and "Beautiful Feeling". Some criticise Copeland's style for being similar to Tupac Shakur, while some think the comparison is a positive. Zane has been in several movies, including Cuttin Da Mustard, A Day in The Life, The Sun Will Rise, Motives, The Fighting Temptations, Dr. Dolittle 2, and Finding Forrester.

In 2003, Copeland released The Big Zane Theory. With it, he formally changed his stage name from Lil' Zane to simply Zane. Copeland explained "Zane is my real name, that's the name that's on my birth certificate and my mom likes that name" for changing his name in a BallerStatus.net interview. The album was not recieved as well as his first and some credit this to Zane's drop-off.

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