Lamar Dupré Calhoun (November 18, 1971 – January 9, 2017), better known as DJ Crazy Toones, was an American hip hop producer and

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. He was a member of the rap group

WC and the Maad Circle 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. History MAAD stands for ''Minority Alliance of Anti-Discrimination''. Following the dissolution of Low ...

and was later signed to

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. Calhoun was born in

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but grew up in

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and was the brother of WC. Calhoun died from a heart attack on January 9, 2017, at the age of 45.DJ Crazy Toones Dies at 45; Snoop Dogg, Kam, DJ Premier and Others React
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Discography

Collaboration albums

*'' Ain't a Damn Thang Changed'' with WC and the Maad Circle (1991) *'' Curb Servin''' with WC and the Maad Circle (1995)

Mixtapes

*''That Nigga's Crazy: Maad Circle Underground (Part 1)'' (1996) *''CT Experience'' (2006) *''On the Back Streets'' with Kokane (2010)

References

External links

* * 1971 births 2017 deaths American hip hop DJs Artists from Houston Place of death missing American hip hop record producers WC and the Maad Circle members Record producers from Texas {{rapper-stub