WC and the Maad Circle
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990–1996 |
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WC and the Maad Circle was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Big Gee, Coolio and DJ Crazy Toones.[1]
History[edit]
MAAD stands for Minority Alliance of Anti-Discrimination.[citation needed] Following the dissolution of Low Profile, the rapper WC formed the group and released the albums Ain't a Damn Thang Changed in 1991 and Curb Servin' in 1995. The albums spawned some popular singles, notably "Dress Code", "West Up!" and "The One".
WC would later leave the group and form the gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection with Ice Cube and Mack 10. WC and Crazy Toones continued working together at Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records.
On January 9, 2017, Crazy Toones died at age 45 of a heart attack.[2]
On September 28, 2022, Coolio was found unresponsive on a friend's bathroom floor and died of an apparent heart attack.[3]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions[4] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
US Heat | ||
| Ain't a Damn Thang Changed | 1991 | — | 52 | 29 |
| Curb Servin' | 1995 | 85 | 15 | — |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | ||
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| US | US Rap |
US R&B | |||
| "Dress Code" | 1991 | — | — | — | Ain't a Damn Thang Changed |
| "West Up!" (featuring Mack 10 and Ice Cube) | 1995 | 88 | 16 | 50 | Curb Servin' |
| "The One" | 1996 | — | 40 | 76 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ Ducker, Jesse (2016-09-16). "TRIBUTE: Celebrating 25 Years of WC and the Maad Circle's Debut Album 'Ain't a Damn Thang Changed'". Albumism. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (January 9, 2017). "DJ Crazy Toones Dies at 45; Snoop Dogg, Kam, DJ Premier and Others React". TheBoombox.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Coolio: Gangsta's Paradise rapper dead at 59". BBC News. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ "Singles chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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