WC & The Maad Circle

After Low Profile, the late-'80s West Coast MC/DJ partnership between WC and DJ Aladdin, came to an end, the rapper assembled WC and the Maad Circle and issued a pair of albums, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed (1991) and Curb Servin' (1995). A handful of popular singles emerged from those projects, notably "Dress Code" (1991), "West Up!" (1995), and "One" (1996). In addition to WC, the former Ice-T affiliate, the talented lineup also featured DJ Crazy Toones, longtime Ice Cube producer Sir Jinx, and future chart-topping pop-rapper Coolio. With the latter two heavily committed to their own solo careers, the Maad Circle disbanded, after which WC chose to create a new, better group, Westside Connection, that also included Ice Cube and Mack 10. That supergroup likewise proved short-lived for comparable reasons, prompting WC to pursue a promising solo career through the powerhouse Def Jam Records.