WC and the Maad Circle

WC and the Maad Circle
WC (front), DJ Crazy Toones (middle) and Big Gee (back)
WC (front), DJ Crazy Toones (middle) and Big Gee (back)
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1990–1996
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]

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]

Discography

Studio albums

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

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

  1. ^ Ducker, Jesse (2016-09-16). "TRIBUTE: Celebrating 25 Years of WC and the Maad Circle's Debut Album 'Ain't a Damn Thang Changed'". Albumism. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  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. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  5. ^ "Singles chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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