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When the West Coast first rose atop the rap industry in the mid-’90s, Mack 10 emerged as one of the coast’s most promising talents alongside his longtime associate Ice Cube. The two Los Angeles rappers co-wrote “Foe Life,” Mack 10’s 1995 breakthrough hit, and united a year later with WC to form the trio Westside Connection, a West Coast gangsta rap supergroup. The Westside Connection album became a sizable hit, rocketing to number two on the Billboard album chart and boasting the anthemic “Bow Down.” Mack 10 continued his affiliation with Ice Cube on each successive album while at the same time launching a label of his own, Hoo Bangin’ Records. As the ’90s came to a close, the rapper’s popularity dipped a bit, and he signed with leading Dirty South label Cash Money Records in 2001, where his career underwent some unlikely twists.


Born Dedrick D’Mon Rolison in 1971, Mack 10 perpetually represented Inglewood throughout his career, the Los Angeles neighborhood he called home. His professional rap career began in 1995 when he signed with Priority, the premier label for West Coast rap at the time, and released his self-titled album. The West Coast gangsta movement was peaking around this time, and Mack 10 capitalized on the trend with “Foe Life,” a song he wrote with Ice Cube, one of the West Coast’s reigning talents. The partnership struck gold, and the song became a coastal anthem, opening the door for a successive single, “On Them Thangs.
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  • BROttawaMetal

    Never graduated but money is saturated, in the hood.

    December 2011
  • Daxxe

    Let it be known - nikkuh start acting up

    March 2011
  • beefcake1313

    Hate in your eyes - Dre killed the beat

    August 2010
  • dickt8

    one of the greatest of all time

    June 2010
  • SaltyDogg

    How do they keep their dickies, yaknow, not to rub with ground?

    April 2010
  • iboudebo6te

    Good rapper but he didn't have the level to follow Cube & WC...

    March 2010
  • ollieballz

    ...the chicken hawk II is after you...

    January 2010
  • malloun4eG

    gangsta yoooo compton gangsta yeahhhh----it's just fucking unserious and stupid at the same time.

    November 2009
  • bigbeanburrito

    this is real RAP

    November 2009
  • benthepirate

    gangsta

    November 2009
  • Fukinghustla

    SO SHARP !!!!!!!!

    October 2009
  • hypnotizemuzic

    Connected for Life, one of the best hip hop songs !

    October 2009
  • fr35h

    soft white is dope!

    October 2009
  • Julkaa01

    Fuck Mack 10, he isnt real man! T-Boz hurt because of him. Fuck again.

    October 2009
  • Tecktoyouth

    I was really surprised to see the featuring, but the album sounds good for a first listening. But The Recipe his best album

    October 2009
  • MetulHead

    I keep the baddest hos, stay fresh from head to toe SHAAAAAAAARP (yee'nt know) SHAAAARP (hell yeah)

    September 2009
  • MetulHead

    DO DA DAMN THANG DO DA DAMN THANG

    September 2009
  • sportyankz

    mirror mirrorr...(8)

    August 2009
  • Fukinghustla

    SO SHARP !

    August 2009
  • Lavil187

    Good rapper :)

    June 2009
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