Low Profile was an American

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duo from

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. The group consisted of record producer Alphonso "D.J. Aladdin" Henderson and rapper William "W.C." Calhoun Jr.,Birchmeier, Jason
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. Retrieved November 16, 2013 who went on to pursue a career in

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. The duo made its debut with Records, on a compilation album produced by

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and

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, before becoming a duo on

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Hip hop artist WC aka William Loshawn Calhoun Jr

DJ Aladdin aka Alphonso Henderson in Los Angeles 1990 photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

The group was a short-lived but influential

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duo. Together, they released only one album, '' We're in This Together''. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation ''Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through''. DJ Aladdin began working with

, and WC formed a group called

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which included a then-unknown rapper named

Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the cours ...

Discography

Studio album *1990 – '' We're in This Together'' (#66 on the

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) Singles *1987 – "Hip Hop I Crave" *1989 – "Pay Ya Dues" (#8 on the

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) *1990 – "Funky Song" (#87 on the

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at NAMM Oral History Collection (2020) {{Authority control Hip-hop groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles African-American musical duos Musical duos from California American hip-hop duos West Coast hip-hop groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups disestablished in 1990