C-Note (rapper)

C-Note
Birth name	Courtney Smith
Born	(1974-12-05) December 5, 1974 (age 50) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1992-present
Labels	Big Shot Records

Courtney Smith (born December 5, 1974), known professionally by his stage name C-Note, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Botany Boyz, part of the Screwed Up Click scene first started by DJ Screw.

He appeared on a couple of songs with fellow Texas rapper Vanilla Ice on songs recorded between 1997 and 1999. His first solo album, Third Coast Born, was an underground success, eventually reaching #67 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. ^[1] The album was revamped and re-released in 2000, and this also peaked at #91 on the same chart. ^[1] C-Note has released several albums since then, and made numerous guest appearances (including with Fat Pat, Lil' Flip and Z-Ro). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006, ^[2] and his fifth, Birds Vs Words, in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

• Third Coast Born (1999)
• Third Coast Born 2000 (2000)
• Street Fame (2003)
• Network'n (2006)
• Birds Vs Words (2016)

Collaboration albums

• Thought of Many Wayswith Botany Boyz (1997)
• Forever Botanywith Botany Boyz (2000)

Mixtapes

• Tales From Da Clover (2005)
• 100% Beef (2005)

Tours

• Britney Spears' teen hit machine's summer tour (1999)

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References

1. "C-Note Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
2. Mason, Stewart. "Network'n - C-Note | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
3. "Britney Spears Gives Private Concert at Georgia Middle School". MTV . Archived from the original on November 23, 2023.

External links

• C-Note at Discogs