Volume 10 (rapper)

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Volume 10
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Hip hop
Occupation Rapper
Years active1993-present
Labels RCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions

Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. [1] He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others. [2]

Contents

History

Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album, Innercity Griots . [3]

Volume 10's debut solo single "Pistolgrip-Pump" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim, despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as "Pump" in 1994. [4] The single was later recorded by Rage Against the Machine for their album, Renegades . [5]

He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994. [6] The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000. [7]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

YearSingle US R&B/
Hip-Hop
Album
1993"Pistolgrip-Pump"64Hip-Hopera
1994"Sunbeams"
1997"Servin' and Dippin'"Dead Homiez [A]
(Movie Soundtrack)
1998"Raised In The Hood"91SI Riders [B]
(Compilation)
2013"Uncles's Children" [8] single only
2014"Vogue" [9] single only
Notes
  • A ^ released later as Servin' and Dippin' EP (1998), also included on Psycho (2000)
  • B ^ included later on Psycho (2000)

Guest appearances

Compilation appearances

References

  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 360. ISBN   0-7535-0252-6.
  2. Kergan, Wade. "Volume 10 - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic .
  3. Vladimir Bogdanov, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books.
  4. "Volume 10 - Chart history". Billboard .
  5. "Renegades - Rage Against the Machine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. Steve 'Flash' Juon (December 2, 2008). "Volume 10 :: Hip-Hopera :: Immortal/RCA Records". Rap Reviews.
  7. Smoov (December 7, 2005). "Volume 10 - Hip-Hopera LP". Vinyl Addicts. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. "Uncles's Children". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. "Vogue". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.