C-Note (rapper)

{{Short description|American rapper (born 1974)}}

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| birth_name = Courtney Smith

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|5}}

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| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 1992-present

| label = Big Shot Records

| associated_acts = Screwed Up Click, Botany Boyz, DJ Screw, Fat Pat

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Courtney Smith (born December 5, 1974), known professionally by his stage name C-Note, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is a member of the Botany Boyz, part of the Screwed Up Click scene first started by DJ Screw.

He appeared on a couple of songs with fellow Texas rapper Vanilla Ice on songs recorded between 1997 and 1999. His first solo album, Third Coast Born, was an underground success, eventually reaching #67 on Billboard{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/c-note/chart-history/blp/|title=C-Note Chart History|work=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|access-date=March 19, 2018}} The album was revamped and re-released in 2000, and this also peaked at #91 on the same chart. C-Note has released several albums since then, and made numerous guest appearances (including with Fat Pat, Lil' Flip and Z-Ro). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/networkn-mw0000460502|title=Network'n - C-Note {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|last=Mason|first=Stewart|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 19, 2018}} and his fifth, Birds Vs Words, in 2016.