Volume 10 (rapper)

Volume 10
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1993-present
LabelsRCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions

Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.[1] He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others.[2]

History

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Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album, Innercity Griots.[3]

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.[4] The single was later recorded by Rage Against the Machine for their album, Renegades.[5]

He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994.[6] The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000.[7]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Hip-Hopera (1994)
  • Psycho (2000)
  • Pawn Shop (2007)
  • Still in the Game (2012)
  • Street Rhymes And Rhythms (2015)
  • Brain Damage (2020)
  • Akhenaton (2021)
  • Volume 10 As Dean Hawkins (2022)

EPs

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  • Servin' and Dippin' (1998)

Singles

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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"[8] single only
2014 "Vogue"[9] single only
Notes
  • A ^ released later as Servin' and Dippin' EP (1998), also included on Psycho (2000)
  • B ^ included later on Psycho (2000)

Guest appearances

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 360. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. ^ Kergan, Wade. "Volume 10 - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Vladimir Bogdanov, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books.
  4. ^ "Volume 10 - Chart history". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Renegades - Rage Against the Machine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Steve 'Flash' Juon (December 2, 2008). "Volume 10 :: Hip-Hopera :: Immortal/RCA Records". Rap Reviews.
  7. ^ Smoov (December 7, 2005). "Volume 10 - Hip-Hopera LP". Vinyl Addicts. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "Uncles's Children". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Vogue". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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