Following the dissolution of
Low Profile, a late-'80s West Coast MC/DJ partnership between
WC and
DJ Aladdin, the rapper formed
WC and the Maad Circle and released a pair of albums,
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed (1991) and
Curb Servin' (1995). The albums spawned a few popular singles, notably "Dress Code" (1991), "West Up!" (1995), and "One" (1996). In addition to the former
Ice-T affiliate
WC, the talented group also included
DJ Crazy Toones, longtime
Ice Cube producer
Sir Jinx, and future chart-topping pop-rapper
Coolio. Because the latter two were so occupied with their own respective solo careers,
the Maad Circle dissolved, and
WC decided to form a new, better group,
Westside Connection, which also featured
Ice Cube and
Mack 10. That supergroup didn't last long either for similar reasons, though, and
WC embarked on a promising solo career with the powerhouse Def Jam Records. ~ Jason Birchmeier