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  • West Coast rap legend from South Central, Los Angeles. Also referred to as %22Dub%22. W.C. is the older brother of Mixtape Legend, DJ Crazy Toones.W.C. made his debut as a beatboxer, for local groups like The Organization with The Unknown DJ. Later got his break in the music industry by Ice-T. Along with his (then) DJ, DJ Aladdin, the two formed a duo group called Low Profile and signed a record contract with Priority Records in late 1988. Alongside their label mates, N.W.A..W.C. is from the same neighborhood and grew up with Ice Cube. After the break up of Low Profile, Ice Cube would later name Dub's new group, WC and the Maad Circle. The M.A.A.D. Circle consisted of W.C., DJ Crazy Toones, Big Gee, and an unknown rapper from Compton named Coolio. Coolio left the group after the first album, to persue a solo career. W.C. then joined forces with Ice Cube and Inglewood rapper Mack 10 to form Westside Connection. Unlike his past releases, Dub found commercial success with Westside Connection.Dub is constantly touring with his brother DJ Crazy Toones and Ice Cube. He makes a brief appearance as the gunman in %22Friday%22 movie. He appeared in %22The Art of Rap%22 documentary by Ice-T and Dub now hosts his own radio show, %22Dub's Corner%22.Honorable Mention W.C. features and rare joints: %22The Big Beat%22 by The Organization%22Think You Can Hang%22 by Low Profile from Rhyme Syndicate %22Comin' Through%22 LP.%22Color Blind%22 by Ice Cube%22Quick Way Out%22 by WC and the Maad Circle from %22Tresspass%22 OST (Original Soundtrack)
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  • William Loshawn Calhoun, Jr. (born February 3, 1970), better known by his stage name WC (pronounced %22Dub-C%22), is an American rapper. He was born in Houston, 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, who first succeeded with the single %22Curb servin'%22. He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup Westside Connection with Ice Cube And Mack 10.
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  • US rapper, Westside Connection member William Calhoun
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