Low Profile was an American hip hop duo from

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. The group consisted of rapper William "W.C." Calhoun Jr. and record producer Alphonso "D.J. Aladdin" Henderson,Birchmeier, Jason
Low Profile Biography
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. Retrieved November 16, 2013 who went on to pursue a career in

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. The duo made its debut with Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and

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, before becoming a duo on

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Hip hop artist WC aka William Loshawn Calhoun Jr

DJ Aladdin aka Alphonso Henderson in Los Angeles 1990 photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

The group was a short-lived but influential

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duo. Together, they released only one album, '' We're in This Together''. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation ''Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through''. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice-T, and WC formed a group called

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which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.

Discography

Studio album *1990 – '' We're in This Together'' (#66 on the

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) Singles *1987 – "Hip Hop I Crave" *1989 – "Pay Ya Dues" (#8 on the

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) *1990 – "Funky Song" (#87 on the

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References

External links

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DJ Aladdin Interview
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