C-Note (rapper)
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C-Note is an American rapper from Texas
, active on the Houston screw scene. He was formerly a member of the Botany Boyz
, part of the Screwed Up Click
scene first started by DJ Screw
. His first 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.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, active on the Houston screw scene. He was formerly a member of the Botany Boyz
Botany Boyz
Botany Boyz are a rap crew from Houston, Texas, United States. They are the owners of the labels Big Shot Records and Plat-Num Productions.-History:...
, part of the Screwed Up Click
Screwed Up Click
The Screwed Up Click is an assortment of rappers mainly from the southside of Houston started by DJ Screw.After appearing on numerous screw tapes and spreading their name throughout southern hip hop, they have become well known. Despite the deaths of several members and the incarceration of...
scene first started by DJ Screw
DJ Screw
Robert Earl "DJ Screw" Davis, Jr. was a Houston, Texas-based DJ. He was known as a central figure in the Houston hip-hop community and was the creator of the now-famous Chopped and Screwed DJ technique...
. His first 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
Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is a American multi-platinum hiphop artist best known for his singles Sunshine, "Game Over" and Rollin on 20's from the 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack....
and Z-Ro
Z-Ro
Joseph Wayne McVey , better known by his stage name Z-Ro, is an American rapper, singer and producer from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by the New York Times.-Early life:...
). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006.
Discography
- Third Coast Born (Big Shot Records, 1999)
- Third Coast Born 2000 (Big Shot, 2000)
- Third Coast Born 2000 (Screwed) (Big Shot, 2000)
- Street Fame (Big Shot, 2003)
- Street Fame:Screwed In Da Ass (Big Shot, 2003)
- 100% Beef (Clover G/Big Shots,2005)
- Tales From Da Clover (Big Shot/Clover G Records, 2005)
- Network'n (Big Shot/Clover G Records, 2006)
- C-Note (JKH/Clover G Records, 2007)