WC and the Maad Circle

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

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]

History

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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

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Studio albums

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Title Release Peak chart positions[4]
US US
R&B 		US
Heat
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed 1991 — 52 29
Curb Servin' 1995 85 15 —

Singles

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Title Release Peak 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) 1995 88 16 50 Curb Servin'
"The One" 1996 — 40 76
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References

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