Volume 10 (rapper)
Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others.[1]
Volume 10 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | RCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions |
| Associated acts | Freestyle Fellowship, Project Blowed |
History
Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album Innercity Griots.[2]
Volume 10's debut solo single "Pistolgrip-Pump" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as "Pump" in 1994.[3] The single was later recorded by Rage Against the Machine for their album Renegades.
He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994.[4] The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Hip-Hopera (1994) #66 R&B/Hip-Hop[3]
- Psycho (2000)
- Pawn Shop (2007)
- Still in the Game (2012)
- Street Rhymes And Rhythms (2015)
EPs
- Servin' and Dippin' (1998)
Singles
| Year | Single | US R&B/ Hip-Hop |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Pistolgrip-Pump" | 64 | Hip-Hopera |
| 1994 | "Sunbeams" | — | |
| 1997 | "Servin' and Dippin'" | — | Dead Homiez[A] (Movie Soundtrack) |
| 1998 | "Raised In The Hood" | 91 | SI Riders[B] (Compilation) |
| 2013 | "Uncles's Children"[6] | — | single only |
| 2014 | "Vogue"[7] | — | single only |
Guest appearances
- Freestyle Fellowship - "Heavyweights" from Innercity Griots (1993)
- DJ Honda - "Bread + Jerry" from h (1996)
- The Whoridas - "Top Notch" from High Times (1999)
- Fat Jack - "Hooray!" from Cater to the DJ (1999)
- The A-Team - "O.G. Crew (Heavyweights Round 3)" from Who Framed the A-Team? (2000)
- Abstract Rude + Tribe Unique - "Heavyweights Round 4" from P.A.I.N.T. (2001)
- Casual - "Take It Back" from Truck Driver (2004)
- Fatlip - "Freaky Pumps" from The Loneliest Punk (2005)
- Neila - "Mercy Refused" from Better Late Than Never (2009)
- Otherwize - "Big Girls Don't Cry" from Point of View (2010)
- Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal - "Altered States" from The Kleenrz (2012)
Compilation appearances
- "Heavyweights Round 2" on Project Blowed (1995)
- "Liquor Store Run" on Rhyme & Reason (1997)
- "Raised In The Hood (with Roni Size)" on Marvel's Blade II: Bloodhunter (2002)
- "What It Do?" on Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)
References
- Kergan, Wade. "Volume 10 - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic.
- Vladimir Bogdanov, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books.
- "Volume 10 - Chart history". Billboard.
- Steve 'Flash' Juon (December 2, 2008). "Volume 10 :: Hip-Hopera :: Immortal/RCA Records". Rap Reviews.
- Smoov (December 7, 2005). "Volume 10 - Hip-Hopera LP". Vinyl Addicts. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "Amazon.com Uncles's Children : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".
- "Amazon.com Vogue : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".
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