WC (rapper)

WC (rapper)
WC
Background information
Birth name William L. Calhoun, Jr.
Born August 9, 1970 (1970-08-09) (age 41)
Texas
Origin South Central, Los Angeles, California, U.S
Genres Hip hop
Years active 1989–present
Labels Lench Mob
Associated acts Low Profile, WC and the Maad Circle, Westside Connection, Ice Cube, Mack 10, Chilly Chill, Game, Allfrumtha I, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren, Crazy Toones, 2Pac
Website www.dubconline.com

William L. Calhoun Jr. (born on August 9, 1970), better known by his stage name WC (pronounced Dub-C), is an American rapper. He was born in Texas,[1] 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.

Contents

Discography

  • "The Chicken Hill Project" (2012) Album Produced by Hallway Productionz[2][3]
Solo Albums Year Label
The Shadiest One 1998 PayDay
Ghetto Heisman 2002 Def Jam
Guilty by Affiliation 2007 Lench Mob
Revenge of the Barracuda 2011 Lench Mob/Big Swang/E1 Entertainment
With Westside Connection Year Label
Bow Down 1996 Priority, Lench Mob
Terrorist Threats 2003 Priority, Hoo-Bangin'
With Low Profile Year Label
We're in This Together 1989 Priority
With WC and the Maad Circle Year Label
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed 1991 Priority
Curb Servin' 1995 PayDay, FFRR, PolyGram

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "WC biography". July 5, 2005. http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/WC-rapper-hip-hop-5328.html. Retrieved 2007-10-24. 
  2. ^ Aren Menace's Photo. Lockerz.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  3. ^ ChickenHill Project. Mim.io. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.

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