| WC and the Maad Circle | |
|---|---|
 WC (front), DJ Crazy Toones(middle) and Big Gee (back) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop, Political Rap, G-funk |
| 1990-1996 | |
| Labels | Priority Pay Day |
| Low Profile, Ice Cube, MC Eiht, Chilly Chill, Mack 10 | |
| WC Chilly Chill Coolio DJ Crazy Toones (deceased) Sir Jinx Big Gee | |
WC and the Maad Circle was a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Chilly Chill, Big Gee, Sir Jinx, Coolio and DJ Crazy Toones.[1]
History
MAAD stands for Minority Alliance of Anti-Discrimination.[] 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] Big G deceased died at 55::January 28th 2018
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | 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
- ^ WC interview
- ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (January 9, 2017). "DJ Crazy Toones Dies at 45; Snoop Dogg, Kam, DJ Premier and Others React". TheBoombox.com. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved .
- ^ "Singles chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved .
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