D-Shot
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Dannell Stevens, better known as D-Shot is an American rapper from Vallejo, California
Vallejo, California
Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay...

. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group, The Click
The Click
The Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The groups members are E-40 , his cousin B-Legit , his brother D-Shot , and his sister Suga-T...

, which also included his siblings E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...

 and Suga T, as well as his cousin B-Legit
B-Legit
Brandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" by 2Pac in All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent labels such as...

. After E-40 formed his record label Sick Wid It Records
Sick Wid It Records
Sick Wid It Records is a United States based hip hop record label owned and founded by rapper E-40.- Current artists :*B-Slimm*Big Omeezy*E-40*Laroo 'The Hard Hitta'*DB'z *Issue*Droop-E*Nump*Turf Talk*Cousin Fik- Former artists :...

, The Click released their debut album, Down and Dirty
Down and Dirty
Down and Dirty is the fifth book in the Wild Cards anthology series, set in the same shared universe as the other Wild Cards novels and collections. It was edited by George R. R...

, after which each member released solo projects. D-Shot's debut album, The Shot Calla
The Shot Calla
The Shot Calla is the debut studio album by American rapper, D-Shot. It was released on June 7, 1993 through Sick Wid It Records and was entirely produced by Studio Ton. The album peaked at 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 32 on the Top Heatseekers...

was released in 1993 through Sick Wid It Records. In 1995, D-Shot formed his own label, Shot Records where he released his second album, Six Figures
Six Figures
Six Figures is the second studio album by American rapper D-Shot, released July 29, 1997 on Jive Records and D-Shot's own label: Shot Records. The album was produced by Femi Ojetunde, Levitti, Studio Ton and D-Shot. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 81 on...

in 1997.

Albums

Year Title Chart positions
U.S.
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

U.S. R&B
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

U.S. Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

1994 The Shot Calla
The Shot Calla
The Shot Calla is the debut studio album by American rapper, D-Shot. It was released on June 7, 1993 through Sick Wid It Records and was entirely produced by Studio Ton. The album peaked at 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 32 on the Top Heatseekers...

52 32
1997 Six Figures
Six Figures
Six Figures is the second studio album by American rapper D-Shot, released July 29, 1997 on Jive Records and D-Shot's own label: Shot Records. The album was produced by Femi Ojetunde, Levitti, Studio Ton and D-Shot. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 81 on...

81 21
2001 Money, Sex, & Thugs
2006 Callin All Shots
2009 Presidential

Compilations

  • 1995: D-Shot Presents - Boss Ballin: The Best In The Business
  • 1998: D-Shot Presents - Boss Ballin 2: The Mob Bosses
  • 2003: D-Shot Presents - Boss Ballin 3: Greatest Hits
  • 2003: D-Shot Presents - Boss Players Vol. 1
  • 2004: D-Shot Presents - Bosses In The Booth
  • 2005: D-Shot Presents - Boss Ballin 4: The Next Line Of Hitters
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