WC (rapper)
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William L. Calhoun Jr. better known by his stage name
WC , is an American
rapper
. He was born in Texas
, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile
, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle
, which also included fellow rapper Coolio
, producer Sir Jinx
and DJ Crazy Toones. He released two albums with his group, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
in 1991 and Curb Servin'
in 1995. He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums, The Shadiest One
in 1998, Ghetto Heisman in 2002, Guilty by Affiliation
in 2007, and Revenge of the Barracuda
in 2011. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup
Westside Connection
with fellow West Coast rappers Ice Cube
and Mack 10
. He released two albums with this group, Bow Down
in 1996 and Terrorist Threats
in 2003.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
WC , is an American
United States
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rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
. He was born in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile
Low Profile
Low Profile was originally a duo of two aspiring rappers and a DJ coming out of L.A. The groups membership consisted of WC and DJ Aladdin, who went on to pursue a career in visual art...
, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle
WC and the Maad Circle
WC and the Maad Circle was a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Coolio, Sir Jinx and DJ Crazy Toones.Following the dissolution of Low Profile, the rapper WC formed the group and released a pair of albums, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed in 1991 and Curb Servin in 1995...
, which also included fellow rapper Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
, producer Sir Jinx
Sir Jinx
Sir Jinx, born Anthony Wheaton, is an American hip-hop record producer and rapper from South Central Los Angeles, California.-Beginnings:...
and DJ Crazy Toones. He released two albums with his group, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed is the debut album by American rap group WC and the Maad Circle.The album peaked at #52 on the Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.- Track listing :- Samples :* "Ain't A Damn Thing Changed"** "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament...
in 1991 and Curb Servin'
Curb Servin'
Curb Servin' is the second and last album from the hip hop group WC and the Maad Circle.The album peaked at #85 on Billboard 200, and #15 on Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.- Track listing :# "Intro"...
in 1995. He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums, The Shadiest One
The Shadiest One
The Shadiest One is the debut solo album by WC.- Track listing :- Chart positions :...
in 1998, Ghetto Heisman in 2002, Guilty by Affiliation
Guilty by Affiliation
Guilty by Affiliation is the third studio album by American rapper WC. It was released on August 14, 2007 by Ice Cube's independent label, Lench Mob Records. Ice Cube, The Game, Snoop Dogg and Butch Cassidy make guest appearances.- Track listing :...
in 2007, and Revenge of the Barracuda
Revenge of the Barracuda
- Track listing :Writers per Allmusic. Tracks per iTunes.- Personnel :By Allmusic.* Dawan Arnaud: Composer* Christopher Bellard: Composer* Priest Brooks: Composer* William Calhoun: Composer* William Calhoun Jr.: Composer...
in 2011. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Westside Connection
Westside Connection
Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...
with fellow West Coast rappers Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
and Mack 10
Mack 10
Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...
. He released two albums with this group, Bow Down
Bow Down
Bow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers....
in 1996 and Terrorist Threats
Terrorist Threats
Terrorist Threats is the second and final album by West Coast rap group Westside Connection, released in 2003 through member Mack 10's label Hoo-Bangin' Records. The album became popular with its single "Gangsta Nation" and was certified Gold....
in 2003.
Discography
- "The Chicken Hill Project" (2012) Album Produced by Hallway ProductionzHallway ProductionzHallway Productionz is a 2x Grammy Award Nominated, Dove Award winning production duo made up of Teak "Tha Beatsmith" and Dee Underdue. The pair reside in Stockton, California. Teak and Dee's production is most notably featured on Ice Cube, WC & T-Bone records....
| Solo Albums | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Shadiest One The Shadiest One The Shadiest One is the debut solo album by WC.- Track listing :- Chart positions :... |
1998 1998 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia... |
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| Ghetto Heisman | 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
Def Jam Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group... |
| Guilty by Affiliation Guilty by Affiliation Guilty by Affiliation is the third studio album by American rapper WC. It was released on August 14, 2007 by Ice Cube's independent label, Lench Mob Records. Ice Cube, The Game, Snoop Dogg and Butch Cassidy make guest appearances.- Track listing :... |
2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
Lench Mob Lench Mob Records Lench Mob Records is an independently owned record label owned by Los Angeles rapper and actor Ice Cube. It was once home to many of Cube's former allies such as DJ Pooh, and Lench Mob's own Chilly Chill, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kam, female rapper Yo Yo and the group Da Lench Mob... |
| Revenge of the Barracuda Revenge of the Barracuda - Track listing :Writers per Allmusic. Tracks per iTunes.- Personnel :By Allmusic.* Dawan Arnaud: Composer* Christopher Bellard: Composer* Priest Brooks: Composer* William Calhoun: Composer* William Calhoun Jr.: Composer... |
2011 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music... |
Lench Mob Lench Mob Records Lench Mob Records is an independently owned record label owned by Los Angeles rapper and actor Ice Cube. It was once home to many of Cube's former allies such as DJ Pooh, and Lench Mob's own Chilly Chill, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kam, female rapper Yo Yo and the group Da Lench Mob... /Big Swang/E1 Entertainment |
| With Westside Connection Westside Connection Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:... |
Year | Label |
| Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers.... |
1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
Priority Priority Records Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world... , Lench Mob Lench Mob Records Lench Mob Records is an independently owned record label owned by Los Angeles rapper and actor Ice Cube. It was once home to many of Cube's former allies such as DJ Pooh, and Lench Mob's own Chilly Chill, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Kam, female rapper Yo Yo and the group Da Lench Mob... |
| Terrorist Threats Terrorist Threats Terrorist Threats is the second and final album by West Coast rap group Westside Connection, released in 2003 through member Mack 10's label Hoo-Bangin' Records. The album became popular with its single "Gangsta Nation" and was certified Gold.... |
2003 2003 in music -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested... |
Priority Priority Records Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world... , Hoo-Bangin' Hoo-Bangin' Records Hoo-Bangin' Records is a record label founded by Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison. He took the name from the name of the song "Hoo Bangin'" by his group, Westside Connection... |
| With Low Profile Low Profile Low Profile was originally a duo of two aspiring rappers and a DJ coming out of L.A. The groups membership consisted of WC and DJ Aladdin, who went on to pursue a career in visual art... |
Year | Label |
| We're in This Together We're in This Together (album) We're in This Together is the debut and only album by American group Low Profile. It was produced entirely by DJ Aladdin and performed by WC. The album peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.... |
1989 1989 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR... |
Priority Priority Records Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world... |
| With WC and the Maad Circle WC and the Maad Circle WC and the Maad Circle was a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Coolio, Sir Jinx and DJ Crazy Toones.Following the dissolution of Low Profile, the rapper WC formed the group and released a pair of albums, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed in 1991 and Curb Servin in 1995... |
Year | Label |
| Ain't a Damn Thang Changed Ain't a Damn Thang Changed Ain't a Damn Thang Changed is the debut album by American rap group WC and the Maad Circle.The album peaked at #52 on the Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.- Track listing :- Samples :* "Ain't A Damn Thing Changed"** "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament... |
1991 1991 in music See also:* 1991 in music Record labels established in 1991-Summary:The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year... |
Priority Priority Records Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world... |
| Curb Servin' Curb Servin' Curb Servin' is the second and last album from the hip hop group WC and the Maad Circle.The album peaked at #85 on Billboard 200, and #15 on Top R&B/Hip-hop albums.- Track listing :# "Intro"... |
1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
PayDay, FFRR FFRR Records FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records, founded and run by English DJ Pete Tong. FFRR has also two subsidiaries: Double F Double R Records and Ffrreedom Records... , PolyGram PolyGram PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:... |
Filmography
- 1995: FridayFriday (film)Friday is a 1995 stoner comedy-drama-buddy film directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Bernie Mac, Tommy Lister, Jr...
- 1996: Set It OffSet It OffSet It Off is a 1996 action and crime film directed by F. Gary Gray, and stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise , as four close friends in Los Angeles, California who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery...
- 1999: The Breaks
- 1999: Thicker than WaterThicker Than Water (1999 film)Thicker Than Water is a 1999 film starring a host of rappers and urban entertainers such as Fat Joe, Mack 10, Ice Cube, MC Eiht, and others. The film contains rappers from both the East and the West Coast, as it was made after the end of the East Coast-West Coast feud.-Cast:*Mack 10 as DJ*Fat Joe...
- 2001: Air Rage
- 2001: Stranded
- 2003: WC: Bandana Swangin – All That Glitters Ain't Gold
- 2008: Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz ClubBelly 2: Millionaire Boyz ClubBelly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club is a 2006 film and the direct-to-video sequel starring The Game and Shari Headley, directed by Cess Silvera.-Plot:...