Baby DC
{{Short description|American rapper (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Baby DC
| birth_name = Derek Coleman
| alias = {{hlist|Baby D|DC}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|01|07}}
| birth_place = Oakland, California, United States
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 1991–2001
| label = {{hlist|Short|Jive}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Too Short|Ant Banks|The Dangerous Crew}}
}}
Derek Coleman (born January 7, 1986), better known by his stage name Baby DC, is a former American child rapper from Oakland, California. He was signed to Too Short's record label Short Records, and Jive Records.
Career
Coleman, who first started rapping at the age of five years,{{cite news | first = Jonathan | last = Bernstein | title = Small Soldiers | date = Feb 1999 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ttqr55UILl8C&dq=%22Baby+DC%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA33 | work = Spin | accessdate = 2011-01-17}} made his first official appearance on Too Short's 1995 album, Cocktails on the track "Thangs Change" with fellow kid rappers, Illegal. That same year he recorded his first solo track "Can I Get Loose", which appeared on The Dangerous Crew's Don't Try This at Home. In 1998, the now 12-year-old rapper became the first to sign to Too Short's short-lived record label, $hort Records. He released his debut album, School Dayz, on September 29, 1998,{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p320733|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Baby DC|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=1 July 2010}} which spawned the minor hit, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll". The track peaked at #45 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1999.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 37}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with year released ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
| scope="row" | School Dayz
|
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|---|
= Guest appearances =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Thangs Change"
| rowspan="2" | 1995 |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Can I Get Loose"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row" | "Let It Go"
| 2000 | TWDY, DenGee, T-Pup, Butch Cassidy |
| scope="row" | "U Stank"
| 2001 | Too Short, George Clinton |
References
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Category:Rappers from Oakland, California