WC and the Maad Circle

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WC and the Maad Circle
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WC (middle), Big Gee (left) and DJ Crazy Toones (right)
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1990–1995
Labels
Past members

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]

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History

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] Later confirmed to be from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleReleasePeak chart positions [4]
US US
R&B 		US
Heat
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed 1991—5229
Curb Servin' 19958515—

Singles

TitleReleasePeak chart positions [5] Album
US US
Rap 		US
R&B
"Dress Code"1991———Ain't a Damn Thang Changed
"West Up!" (featuring Mack 10 and Ice Cube)1995881650Curb Servin'
"The One"1996—4076
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ Ducker, Jesse (September 16, 2016). "TRIBUTE: Celebrating 25 Years of WC and the Maad Circle's Debut Album 'Ain't a Damn Thang Changed'". Albumism. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Coolio: Gangsta's Paradise rapper dead at 59". BBC News. September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic . Retrieved April 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Singles chart history". Allmusic . Retrieved November 1, 2007.


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