C-Note (rapper)

American rapper (born 1974)


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::summary American rapper (born 1974) ::

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FieldValue
nameC-Note
birth_nameCourtney Smith
birth_date
birth_placeHouston, Texas, US
genreHip hop
occupationRapper
years_active1992-present
labelBig Shot Records
associated_actsScrewed Up Click, Botany Boyz, DJ Screw, Fat Pat
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| image = | name = C-Note | image_size = | birth_name = Courtney Smith | birth_date = | alias = | birth_place = Houston, Texas, US | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 1992-present | label = Big Shot Records | associated_acts = Screwed Up Click, Botany Boyz, DJ Screw, Fat Pat | website = | current_members = | past_members = Courtney Smith (born December 5, 1974), known professionally by his stage name C-Note, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Botany Boyz, part of the Screwed Up Click scene first started by DJ Screw.

His first solo album, Third Coast Born, was an underground success, eventually reaching #67 on *Billboard*s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album was revamped and re-released in 2000, and this also peaked at #91 on the same chart. C-Note has released several albums since then, and made numerous guest appearances (including with Fat Pat, Lil' Flip and Z-Ro). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006, and his fifth, Birds Vs Words, in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Third Coast Born (1999)
  • Third Coast Born 2000 (2000)
  • Street Fame (2003)
  • Network'n (2006)
  • Birds Vs Words (2016)

Mixtapes

  • Tales From Da Clover (2005)
  • 100% Beef (2005)

References

References

  1. "C-Note Chart History". [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].
  2. Mason, Stewart. "Network'n - C-Note {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic".

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