Low Profile

For New Zealand band, see Low Profile (New Zealand band).
Low Profile

From left to right: DJ Aladdin, WC
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres West Coast hip hop
Years active 1987 (1987)–1990 (1990)
Labels Priority, Rhyme Syndicate Records
Associated acts Ice-T, WC and the Maad Circle
Past members WC
DJ Aladdin

Low Profile was a duo of two aspiring rappers and a DJ from Los Angeles, California. The group consisted of WC and DJ Aladdin,[1] who went on to pursue a career in visual arts. The duo made its debut with Rhyme Syndicate Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, before becoming a duo on Profile Records.

The group was a short-lived but influential West Coast hip hop duo. Together, they released one album, We're in This Together, before breaking up. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice-T and WC formed a group called WC and the Maad Circle which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.[1]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 Birchmeier, Jason "Low Profile Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013
  2. "Awards", Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013

External links

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