WC and the Maad Circle was an American hip hop group from

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that consisted of WC, Big Gee,

Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper. First rising to fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio achieved mainstream success as a solo ...

and

DJ Crazy Toones Lamar Dupré Calhoun (November 18, 1971 – January 9, 2017), better known as DJ Crazy Toones, was an American hip hop producer and deejay. He was a member of the rap group WC and the Maad Circle and was later signed to Ice Cube's Lench Mob Recor ...

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

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supergroup Westside Connection with

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and

Mack 10 Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. He has sold nearly 11 million records combining his solo and group works. Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's 1994 " Bootle ...

. WC and Crazy Toones continued working together at Ice Cube's

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. On January 9, 2017, Crazy Toones died at age 45 of a heart attack. On September 28, 2022,

was found unresponsive on a friend's bathroom floor and died of an apparent heart attack.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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