C-Bo
C-Bo | |
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| Birth name | Shawn Thomas |
| Born | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hardcore hip hop |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Noo Trybe/Virgin/EMI Records, West Coast Mafia (2005-present), Ca$hville (2007-present) |
| Associated acts | Killa Tay, Spice 1, Big Lurch, Young Buck, Kokane, X-Raided, Yukmouth, Outlawz, Thug Lordz, The Regime, Luniz, AP.9, Tupac Shakur, Pimp C, Lunasicc, E-40 |
| Website | C-Bo on Instagram |
Shawn Thomas, also known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper.
Career[]
C-Bo, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political officials and police on his track "Deadly Game," and unsuccessfully argued for appeal three times, while gaining nationwide attention for arguably his most successful mainstream album.[1] He was arrested in California in 1998, under the suspicion that his violent rap lyrics violated his parole.[2] He rapped his court statement to the presiding judge, in Ohio, who gave C-Bo probation on the condition that he also rap in a Public Service Announcement.[3]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [5] | ||||||
| Gas Chamber | 1993 | — | 53 | ||||
| Tales from the Crypt | 1995 | 99 | 4 | ||||
| One Life 2 Live | 1997 | 65 | 12 | ||||
| Til My Casket Drops | 1998 | 41 | 4 | ||||
| The Final Chapter | 1999 | 81 | 20 | ||||
| Enemy of the State | 2000 | 91 | 24 | ||||
| Life as a Rider | 2002 | — | 41 | ||||
| Desert Eagle | — | — | |||||
| The Mobfather | 2003 | 199 | 37 | ||||
| Money to Burn | 2006 | — | 71 | ||||
| Cali Connection | 2012 | — | — | ||||
| Orca | — | — | |||||
| The Mobfather II | 2015 | — | — | ||||
| The Problem | 2017 | — | — | ||||
| Animal | 2019 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||
Collaboration albums[]
- Blocc Movement with Brotha Lynch Hung (2001)
- Gang Affiliated with West Coast Mafia Gang (2004)
- In Thugz We Trust with Thug Lordz (2004)
- 100 Racks In My Backpack with San Quinn (2006)
- Thug Lordz Trilogy with Thug Lordz (2006)
- The Moment of Truth with Killa Tay (2006)
- Tradin' War Stories with Omar "Big-O" Gooding (2008)
- Thug Money with Thug Lordz (2010)
Compilation albums[]
- The Best of C-Bo (1995)
- C-Bo's Best Appearances '91-'99 (2001)
- West Coast Mafia (2002)
- West Side Ryders (2003)
- C-Bo's Lost Sessions (2004)
- West Side Ryders II (2005)
- Best of the Girth (2005)
- The Greatest Hits (2006)
- West Side Ryders III (2007)
- West Coast Classics (2007)
- C-Bo's Bulletproof (2007)
- West Side Ryders IV: World Wide Mob (2008)
- West Side Ryders V (2011)
- C-Bo Trilogy (2012)
- OG Chronicles (2014)
- Mobfather: The John Gotti Pack (2018)
Mixtapes[]
- Underground & Unreleased with West Coast Mafia Gang (2004)
- West Coast Durty with Lil' Flip (2004)
- The Money to Burn Mixtape (2006)
- Cashville Takeover with Cashville Records (2009)
- West Coast Mafia Music (2010)
- I Am Gangsta Rap (2013)
Extended plays[]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [5] | ||
| The Autopsy | 1994 | — | 22 |
Guest appearances[]
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Smokin' Da Bomb" | 1994 | Marvaless, Rup Dog | Ghetto Blues |
| "Can't Stand The Heat" | Marvaless | ||
| "Hard Core" | 1995 | Marvaless, Pizzo | Just Marvaless |
| "That's How We Break Bread" | TRU | True | |
| "Tradin' War Stories" | 1996 | 2Pac, Outlawz | All Eyez on Me |
| "Ain't Hard 2 Find" | 2Pac, B-Legit, D-Shot, E-40 | ||
| "Code Red" | Marv Mitch & LeMay | Livin In Tha Strange | |
| "See The Light" | Marvaless | Wiccked | |
| "Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us" | B-Legit, Little Bruce | The Hemp Museum | |
| "Niggaz Get They Wig Split" | B-Legit, Celly Cel | ||
| "Major Factorz" | 1997 | JT the Bigga Figga, Young Meek | Game Tight |
| "The Funk Is On" | Lunasicc, Marvaless | Mr. Lunasicc | |
| "It's On, On Sight" | 1998 | E-40 | The Element of Surprise |
| "Ride" | Celly Cel | The G Filez | |
| "Deadly Weapon" | Marvaless | Fearless | |
| "Mafia Niggaz" | Marvaless, Steady Mobb'n | ||
| "Over Drive" | Lunasicc, 151, Killa Tay, Mob Figaz | A Million Words, a Million Dollars | |
| "Big Dawgs" | Killa Tay, J-Dubb, O-Fed | Mr. Mafioso | |
| "Thug Money" | Guce | If It Ain't Real, It Ain't Official | |
| "Mob" | 1999 | Kokane | They Call Me Mr. Kane |
| "Armaggedon" | Mob Figaz | C-Bo's Mob Figaz | |
| "Fastlane" | |||
| "Mafioso Type" | |||
| "No Money" | Mob Figaz, Huccabucc, Kaos | ||
| "Prepare To Die" | Mob Figaz, Huccabucc, Young Meek | ||
| "Thug World" | Mob Figaz, Spice 1 | ||
| "Cause I Can" | E-40, Jayo Felony | Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire | |
| "Flossed Out" | Mike Mosley, Emidy, Official London Breezy, Will | Platinum Plaques | |
| "Kaviealstars" | 3X Krazy, Otis & Shug | Immortalized | |
| "Thug Disease" | South Central Cartel, Spice 1 | Concrete Jungle Vol. 1 | |
| "The World Keeps Turnin'" | Pizzo | Heater Calhoun | |
| "Straight G'z" | |||
| "Hard Ball?" | 2000 | Killa Tay | Snake Eyes |
| "The Murda Show" | |||
| "Whoo Ride" | Thug Thisle | ||
| "One Luv" | Spice 1 | The Last Dance | |
| "Ride 4 Me" | Spice 1, Rod-Dee | The Playa Rich Project | |
| "Block Monsters" | Mac Mall, JT the Bigga Figga | Beware of Those | |
| "Do It Right" | 2001 | Yukmouth, Phats Bossi | Thug Lord: The New Testament |
| "Smile" | Yukmouth, CJ Mac | ||
| "Paper Made" | Big Hollis | Knocks 2001 | |
| "I'm A Boss" | Daz Dillinger, JT the Bigga Figga, Yukmouth, Dru Down | Game for Sale | |
| "Crippin'" | Daz Dillinger | Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 1 | |
| "Blaze Up The City" | 10sion, I.V.A.N. The Terrible, Outlawz | 10sion | |
| "What!" | Messy Marv | Turf Politics | |
| "Fuck You" | Luniz | Silver & Black | |
| "Smack Yo Self" | Young Noble, Hellraza | Street Warz | |
| "Deadly Game" | X-Raided | Deadly Game | |
| "Thug Lordz" | 2003 | Yukmouth | Godzilla |
| "Nothing Over My G'z" | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay | Game Tight Vol. 2 | |
| "Countin' Money" | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay, Mac Mall, Marvaless, Pizzo | ||
| "Can We Ball?" | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay | ||
| "Can U Deal With This?" | 2004 | Big Lurch, Killa Tay | It's All Bad |
| "Sav Boyz" | San Quinn, Killa Tay | I Give You My Word | |
| "American Me" | Yukmouth, Chino Nino, Young Noble | United Ghettos of America Vol. 2 | |
| "The Slide Show" | Yukmouth, Nate, Richie Rich | ||
| "United Ghettos of America part 2" | Yukmouth, 151, Dru Down, Eastwood, Roscoe, Spice 1, Tha Realest | ||
| "Big Boy" | 2005 | J-Flo, Yukmouth | Sick Sick Em |
| "Leave the Ridin' to Us" | Spice 1, Yukmouth | The Truth | |
| "Ghetto Slums" | JT the Bigga Figga, Phats Bossi | Neighborhood Supastarz | |
| "Gangstas' & Ballas" | 2007 | Young Bleed | Once Upon a Time in Amedica |
| "West Side" | 2008 | Yukmouth, Glasses Malone | Million Dollar Mouthpiece |
| "Thuggin Till I Die" | Outlawz | We Want In: The Street LP | |
| "Grown Ass Man" | 2009 | Tha Realest | Witness Tha Realest |
| "Stay On It" | Yukmouth | The West Coast Don | |
| "Fast Quarter" | 2011 | E-40, Yukmouth | Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift |
| "On My Side" | The Jacka, Smigg Dirtee | Flight Risk | |
| "Like Us" | Pimp C, Smoke D, Vicious | Still Pimping | |
| "Hittin' A Lick" | 2012 | E-40, T-Nutty | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 |
| "Blowin On Jamaica" | Yukmouth, Young Noble | Half Baked | |
| "Put Da Clip In" | 2013 | Young Noble, Young Buck | Outlaw Nation Vol. 2 |
| "Salute The West" | Westcoast Stone, Killa Tay, Kokane, Wratchet Wrico | Salute The West | |
| "Real 1's" | Sean T, Meccah Dawn | N/A | |
| "Choppa On Deck" | 2014 | Yukmouth, Young Buck | GAS (Grow & Sale) |
| "Real Life" | Philthy Rich, M Dot 80 | A~1 Since Day One | |
| "Life of a Rider" | 2015 | Lil Mo, Beast, Matt Black | N/A |
| "Made A Man Of Me" | EDIDON, June Summers, Nutt-So | The Hope Dealer, Pt. 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Rapper C-BO Jailed For Lyrics". MTV.com. 1998-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ C-Bo jailed MTV Retrieved 28 April 2021
- ^ "C-BO Raps His Way Out Of Legal Trouble". MTV.com. 1998-07-31. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "C-BO Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "C-BO Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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