Low Profile
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | West Coast hip hop |
Years active | 1987 | –1990
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Past members | WC DJ Aladdin |
Low Profile was an American hip hop duo from Los Angeles, California. The group consisted of rapper William "W.C." Calhoun Jr. and record producer ,[1] who went on to pursue a career in visual arts. The duo made its debut with Rhyme $yndicate Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, before becoming a duo on Priority Records.[2][3]
The group was a short-lived but influential West Coast hip hop duo. Together, they released only one album, We're in This Together. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice-T, and WC formed a group called WC and the Maad Circle which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.[1]
Discography[]
Studio album
- 1989 – We're in This Together (#66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)
Singles
- 1987 – "Hip Hop I Crave" [4]
- 1989 – "Pay Ya Dues" (#8 on the Hot Rap Songs) [5]
- 1990 – "Funky Song" (#87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) [6][7][8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Birchmeier, Jason "Low Profile Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013
- ^ "Low Profile – We're in This Together (January 25,1990)". 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Low Profile – We're in This Together (1989, CD)".
- ^ "Low Profile – Hip Hop I Crave (1987, Vinyl)".
- ^ "Low Profile - Pay Ya Dues".
- ^ "Low Profile - Funky Song".
- ^ "Low Profile – Funky Song".
- ^ "WC ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
External links[]
- Low Profile at Discogs.
Categories:
- Hip hop groups from California
- Musical groups from Los Angeles
- African-American musical groups
- American musical duos
- Hip hop duos
- Musical groups established in 1987
- Musical groups disestablished in 1990