Baby DC
American rapper (born 1986)
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::summary American rapper (born 1986) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Baby DC |
| birth_name | Derek Coleman |
| alias | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Oakland, California, United States |
| genre | Hip hop |
| occupation | Rapper |
| instrument | Vocals |
| years_active | 1991–2001 |
| label | |
| associated_acts | |
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| name = Baby DC | birth_name = Derek Coleman | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Oakland, California, United States | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 1991–2001 | label = | associated_acts =
Derek Coleman (born January 7, 1986), better known by his stage name Baby DC, is a former American child rapper from Oakland, California. He was signed to Too Short's record label Short Records, and Jive Records.
Career
Coleman, who first started rapping at the age of five years, made his first official appearance on Too Short's 1995 album, Cocktails on the track "Thangs Change" with fellow kid rappers, Illegal. That same year he recorded his first solo track "Can I Get Loose", which appeared on The Dangerous Crew's Don't Try This at Home. In 1998, the now 12-year-old rapper became the first to sign to Too Short's short-lived record label, $hort Records. He released his debut album, School Dayz, on September 29, 1998, which spawned the minor hit, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll". The track peaked at #45 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1999.{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 37}}
Discography
Studio albums
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| Title | Album details | School Dayz |
|---|---|---|
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Guest appearances
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| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | "Thangs Change" | "Can I Get Loose" | "Let It Go" | "U Stank" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Too Short, Mr. Malik, Jamal | Cocktails | |||||
| Don't Try This at Home | |||||||
| 2000 | TWDY, DenGee, T-Pup, Butch Cassidy | Lead the Way | |||||
| 2001 | Too Short, George Clinton | Chase the Cat | |||||
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References
References
- Bernstein, Jonathan. (Feb 1999). "Small Soldiers". [[Spin (magazine).
- Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Baby DC". [[Allmusic]].
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