| Intro | American rapper |
| Is |
Musician Rapper Singer Businessperson Record producer Composer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Business Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 January 1974, Sacramento |
| Age: | 46 years |
Shawn Thomas (born January 14, 1972), better known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper. From Sacramento, California, he is currently signed to West Coast Mafia Records. He was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content.
Biography
He was born in Waco, TX but raised in the Gardens area around Florin Rd and 29th St, a known Crip gang area that’s known locally as the 29th St. Garden Blocc Crips, a gang from Southern Sacramento, California. C-Bo was also a member of the gang. He mentions the gang numerous times in his music. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993. He is currently signed to West Coast Mafia Records.
Jailing over lyrics
C-BO, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political officials and police on his track “Deadly Game”, and unsuccessfully argued for appeal 3 times, while gaining nationwide attention for arguably his most successful mainstream album. He was arrested in California in 1998, under the suspicion that his violent rap lyrics violated his parole. He then in Ohio, rapped his court statement to the presiding judge, who gave C-Bo probation on the condition that he also rap in a Public Service Announcement.
Discography
Studio albums
1994 – The Autopsy <– please add
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1993 | Gas Chamber | – | 53 |
| 1995 | Tales from the Crypt | 99 | 4 |
| 1997 | One Life 2 Live | 65 | 12 |
| 1998 | Til My Casket Drops | 41 | 4 |
| 1999 | The Final Chapter | 81 | 20 |
| 2000 | Enemy of the State | 91 | 24 |
| 2002 | Life as a Rider | – | 41 |
| 2002 | Desert Eagle | – | – |
| 2003 | The Mobfather | 199 | 37 |
| 2006 | Money to Burn | – | 71 |
| 2012 | Cali Connection | – | – |
| 2012 | Orca | – | – |
| 2015 | The Mobfather II | – | – |
Collaborations
- 2001: Blocc Movement (with Brotha Lynch Hung)
- 2004: Gang Affiliated (As group member of West Coast Mafia Gang)
- 2006: 100 Racks In My Backpack (with San Quinn)
- 2006: The Moment of Truth (with Killa Tay)
- 2008: Tradin’ War Stories (with Omar “Big-O” Gooding)
- 2009: Cashville Takeover (With: Ca$hville Records)
With Thug Lordz
- 2004: In Thugz We Trust
- 2006: Trilogy
- 2010: Thug Money
Compilations
- 1995: The Best of C-Bo
- 2001: C-Bo’s Best Appearances ’91-’99
- 2002: West Coast Mafia
- 2003: West Side Ryders
- 2005: West Side Ryders II
- 2005: Best of the Girth
- 2006: The Greatest Hits
- 2007: West Side Ryders III
- 2007: West Coast Classics
- 2008: West Side Ryders IV: World Wide Mob
- 2012: C-Bo Trilogy
- allmusic ((( C-Bo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-02.
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| “Smokin’ Da Bomb” | 1994 | Marvaless, Rup Dog | Ghetto Blues |
| “Can’t Stand The Heat” | Marvaless | ||
| “Hard Core” | 1995 | Marvaless, Pizzo | Just Marvaless |
| “That’s How We Break Bread” | TRU | True | |
| “Tradin’ War Stories” | 1996 | 2Pac, Outlawz | All Eyez on Me |
| “Ain’t Hard 2 Find” | 2Pac, B-Legit, E-40 | ||
| “Code Red” | Marv Mitch & LeMay | Livin In Tha Strange | |
| “See The Light” | Marvaless | Wiccked | |
| “Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us” | B-Legit, Little Bruce | The Hemp Museum | |
| “Niggaz Get They Wig Split” | B-Legit, Celly Cel | ||
| “Major Factorz” | 1997 | JT the Bigga Figga, Young Meek | Game Tight |
| “The Funk Is On” | Lunasicc, Marvaless | Mr. Lunasicc | |
| “It’s On, On Sight” | 1998 | E-40 | The Element of Surprise |
| “Ride” | Celly Cel | The G Filez | |
| “Deadly Weapon” | Marvaless | Fearless | |
| “Mafia Niggaz” | Marvaless, Steady Mobb’n | ||
| “Over Drive” | Lunasicc, 151, Killa Tay, Mob Figaz | A Million Words, a Million Dollars | |
| “Big Dawgs” | Killa Tay, J-Dubb, O-Fed | Mr. Mafioso | |
| “Thug Money” | Guce | If It Ain’t Real, It Ain’t Official | |
| “Mob” | 1999 | Kokane | They Call Me Mr. Kane |
| “Armaggedon” | Mob Figaz | C-Bo’s Mob Figaz | |
| “Fastlane” | |||
| “Mafioso Type” | |||
| “No Money” | Mob Figaz, Huccabucc, Kaos | ||
| “Prepare To Die” | Mob Figaz, Huccabucc, Young Meek | ||
| “Thug World” | Mob Figaz, Spice 1 | ||
| “Cause I Can” | E-40, Jayo Felony | Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire | |
| “Flossed Out” | Mike Mosley, Emidy, Official London Breezy, Will | Platinum Plaques | |
| “Kaviealstars” | 3X Krazy, Otis & Shug | Immortalized | |
| “Thug Disease” | South Central Cartel, Spice 1 | Concrete Jungle Vol. 1 | |
| “The World Keeps Turnin'” | Pizzo | Heater Calhoun | |
| “Straight G’z” | |||
| “Hard Ball?” | 2000 | Killa Tay | Snake Eyes |
| “The Murda Show” | |||
| “Whoo Ride” | Thug Thisle | ||
| “One Luv” | Spice 1 | The Last Dance | |
| “Ride 4 Me” | Spice 1, Rod-Dee | The Playa Rich Project | |
| “Block Monsters” | Mac Mall, JT the Bigga Figga | Beware of Those | |
| “Do It Right” | 2001 | Yukmouth, Phats Bossi | Thug Lord: The New Testament |
| “Smile” | Yukmouth, CJ Mac | ||
| “Paper Made” | Big Hollis | Knocks 2001 | |
| “I’m A Boss” | Daz Dillinger, JT the Bigga Figga, Yukmouth, Dru Down | Game for Sale | |
| “Crippin'” | Daz Dillinger | Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 1 | |
| “United Ghettos Of America” | 2002 | Yukmouth, Cold 187um, Mad Lion, MC Eiht, Outlawz | United Ghettos of America |
| “Blaze Up The City” | 10sion, I.V.A.N. The Terrible, Outlawz | 10sion | |
| “What!” | Messy Marv | Turf Politics | |
| “Fuck You” | Luniz | Silver & Black | |
| “Smack Yo Self” | Young Noble, Hellraza | Street Warz | |
| “Deadly Game” | X-Raided | Deadly Game | |
| “Thug Lordz” | 2003 | Yukmouth | Godzilla |
| “Nothing Over My G’z” | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay | Game Tight Vol. 2 | |
| “Countin’ Money” | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay, Mac Mall, Marvaless, Pizzo | ||
| “Can We Ball?” | JT the Bigga Figga, Killa Tay | ||
| “Can U Deal With This?” | 2004 | Big Lurch, Killa Tay | It’s All Bad |
| “Sav Boyz” | San Quinn, Killa Tay | I Give You My Word | |
| “American Me” | Yukmouth, Chino Nino, Young Noble | United Ghettos of America Vol. 2 | |
| “The Slide Show” | Yukmouth, Nate, Richie Rich | ||
| “United Ghettos of America part 2” | Yukmouth, 151, Dru Down, Eastwood, Roscoe, Spice 1, Tha Realest | ||
| “Big Boy” | 2005 | J-Flo, Yukmouth | Sick Sick Em |
| “Leave the Ridin’ to Us” | Spice 1, Yukmouth | The Truth | |
| “Ghetto Slums” | JT the Bigga Figga, Phats Bossi | Neighborhood Supastarz | |
| “Gangstas’ & Ballas” | 2007 | Young Bleed | Once Upon a Time in Amedica |
| “West Side” | 2008 | Yukmouth, Glasses Malone | Million Dollar Mouthpiece |
| “Thuggin Till I Die” | Outlawz | We Want In: The Street LP | |
| “Grown Ass Man” | 2009 | Tha Realest | Witness Tha Realest |
| “Stay On It” | Yukmouth | The West Coast Don | |
| “Fast Quarter” | 2011 | E-40, Yukmouth | Revenue Retrievin’: Graveyard Shift |
| “On My Side” | The Jacka, Smigg Dirtee | Flight Risk | |
| “Like Us” | Pimp C, Smoke D, Vicious | Still Pimping | |
| “Hittin’ A Lick” | 2012 | E-40, T-Nutty | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 |
| “Blowin On Jamaica” | Yukmouth, Young Noble | Half Baked | |
| “Put Da Clip In” | 2013 | Young Noble, Young Buck | Outlaw Nation Vol. 2 |
| “Salute The West” | Westcoast Stone, Killa Tay, Kokane, Wratchet Wrico | Salute The West | |
| “Real 1’s” | Sean T, Meccah Dawn | N/A | |
| “Choppa On Deck” | 2014 | Yukmouth, Young Buck | GAS (Grow & Sale) |
| “Real Life” | Philthy Rich, M Dot 80 | A~1 Since Day One | |
| “Life of a Rider” | 2015 | Lil Mo, Beast, Matt Black | N/A |
| “Made A Man Of Me” | EDIDON, June Summers, Nutt-So | The Hope Dealer |