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WC

William L. Calhoun, Jr. (Born August 9, 1970 in Texas , USA ) is an American rapper who moved to South Central Los Angeles as a child , and is also known as WC (pronounced dub-cee ). He is also known for its distinctive goatee and his hard lyrics and known in Rapkreisen crip walk - dance . He was also a fixture in the rap genre in the late 1990s.

life and career

In 1993, WC was involved in a murder case at a Los Angeles disco. He was accused of shooting and killing a man in the back. All charges against WC were dropped because a member of his group called Big.K (aka The Teaman) took the full blame and thus exonerated him. This incident led WC to the nickname "The Killah". With this nickname he also became part of the West Coast rap group Westside Connection . The other members of this group were Ice Cube aka "The Gangsta" and Mack 10 aka "The Dope Deala". Before WC became a member of the Westside Connection, he began his career with underground rap groups such as "Low Profile" and "The Maad Circle". The debut album of "Westside Connection" was a great success. The album went platinum and was number 2 on the Billboard chart. The single Bow Down came to number 21 on the US charts.

In 1998 WC's debut album The Shadiest One landed in the top 20 of the US album charts with the singles Cheddar , Just Clownin and Better Days . The follow-up album Ghetto Heisman , which was released in 2002, also made it into the top 20 of the album charts. The next album WCs was released in 2007 and is entitled Guilty by Affiliation . The album was released through Lench Mob Records. The rapper was also most recently heard on Ice Cube's album Laugh Now, Cry Later , which was released in 2006. WC and his good friend Ice Cube also rapped the song Go to Church at the VH1 2006 Hip Hop Convention .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1995 Curb servin ' - US85 (3 weeks)
US
1998 The Shadiest One - US19 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 17, 1998
2002 Ghetto Heisman - US46 (5 weeks)
US
First published: November 12, 2002
2007 Guilty By Affiliation - US49 (3 weeks)
US
First published: August 14, 2007
2011 Revenge of the Barracuda - -
First published: March 8, 2011

Collaborations

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1997 Just Clownin '
The Shadiest One 		UK-UK US56 (20 weeks)
US
First published: 1997
1998 Better Days
The Shadiest One 		- US64 (7 weeks)
US
First release: 1998
feat. Jon B.
2002 The Streets
Ghetto Heisman 		UK48 (2 weeks)
UK 		US81 (13 weeks)
US
First release: July 23, 2002
feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: USA Singles Albums UK
personal data
SURNAME WC
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Calhoun, William L. Jr. (Birth Name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Texas , USA