D-Shot#Soundtrack appearances
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = D-Shot
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Danell LaShawn Stevens
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1969|12|12}}
| origin = Vallejo, California, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 1990–present
| label = {{hlist|Jive|Sick Wid It|Shot}}
| associated_acts = 2Pac, The Click, A.M.W.
}}
Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr. (born December 12, 1969), better known as D-Shot, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well as his cousin B-Legit. After E-40 formed his record label Sick Wid It Records, the Click released their debut album, Down and Dirty, after which each member released solo projects. D-Shot's debut album, The Shot Calla, was released in 1993 through Sick Wid It Records. In 1995, D-Shot formed his own label, Shot Records, where he released his second album, Six Figures, in 1997.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p204650/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=D-Shot > Biography|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=April 10, 2010}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"|Title !rowspan="2"|Release !colspan="3"|Peak chart positions{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p204650/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=D-Shot > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=April 9, 2010}} |
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US Heat |
|---|
| scope="row"|The Shot Calla
|1994 |align=center|— |align=center|52 |align=center|32 |
| scope="row"|Six Figures
|1997 |align=center|81 |align=center|21 |align=center|— |
| scope="row"|Money-Sex & Thugs
|2001 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |
| scope="row"|Callin All Shots
|2006 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |
| scope="row"|Presidential
|2009 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |
| scope="row"|Ghetto
|2012 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |
=Collaboration albums=
- Down and Dirty with the Click (1992)
- Game Related with the Click (1995)
- Money & Muscle with the Click (2001)
=Compilation albums=
- D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin': The Best In the Business (1995)
- D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 2: The Mob Bosses (1998)
- Obstacles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)
- D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 3: Greatest Hits (2003)
- D-Shot Presents – Boss Players Vol. 1 (2003)
- D-Shot Presents – Bosses In the Booth (2004)
- D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 4: The Next Line of Hitters (2005)
- The Best of D-Shot: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (2009)
=Other releases=
- D-Shot Presents: DMS – Takin' Ends (1994)
- D-Shot Presents: A.M.W. – The Real Mobb (1995)
Soundtrack appearances
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| ! scope="col" | Release ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Soundtrack album |
| scope="row"| "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto"
| 1995 | The Click, Levitti |
|---|
| scope="row"| "On the Grind"
| rowspan="3"| 1996 | The Click, Mike Marshall |
| scope="row"| "Gotta Have Game"
| The Click |
| scope="row"| "Why You Wanna Funk?"
| The Click, Spice 1, Marcus Gore |
| scope="row"| "Struggled & Strived"
| rowspan="2"| 1997 | The Click, Levitti |
| scope="row"| "(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry"
| E-40, Levitti, The Saulter Twins |
| scope="row"| "Fuckin' They Nose"
|rowspan="2"| 1999 | The Click |rowspan="2"|Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire |
| scope="row"| "Gangsterous"
| E-40, The Mossie |
| scope="row"| "Captain Save a Hoe"
| 2013 | The Click |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| ! scope="col" | Release ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Ain't Hard 2 Find"
| rowspan="2"| 1996 | 2Pac, E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo, Richie Rich |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Keep Pimpin'"
| E-40 |
| scope="row"| "Who Do I Trust"
| 1997 |
| scope="row"| "Personal"
| 1998 | E-40, Suga-T, The Mossie, Levitti |
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/D-Shot D-Shot] at Discogs
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