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D-Shot

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D-Shot
Birth nameDanell LaShawn Stevens
Born (1969-12-12) December 12, 1969 (age 54)
OriginVallejo, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1990–present
Labels

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.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Release Peak chart positions[2]
US US R&B US Heat
The Shot Calla 1994 52 32
Six Figures 1997 81 21
Money-Sex & Thugs 2001
Callin All Shots 2006
Presidential 2009
Ghetto 2012

Collaboration albums

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Compilation albums

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  • 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

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  • D-Shot Presents: DMS – Takin' Ends (1994)
  • D-Shot Presents: A.M.W. – The Real Mobb (1995)

Soundtrack appearances

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Title

Release Other artist(s) Soundtrack album
"Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto" 1995 The Click, Levitti Tales from the Hood
"On the Grind" 1996 The Click, Mike Marshall Original Gangstas
"Gotta Have Game" The Click Phat Beach
"Why You Wanna Funk?" The Click, Spice 1, Marcus Gore High School High
"Struggled & Strived" 1997 The Click, Levitti Dangerous Ground
"(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry" E-40, Levitti, The Saulter Twins Booty Call
"Fuckin' They Nose" 1999 The Click Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire
"Gangsterous" E-40, The Mossie
"Captain Save a Hoe" 2013 The Click Grand Theft Auto V

Guest appearances

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Title

Release Other artist(s) Album
"Ain't Hard 2 Find" 1996 2Pac, E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo, Richie Rich All Eyez on Me
"Keep Pimpin'" E-40 Tha Hall of Game
"Who Do I Trust" 1997 The Mossie Southwest Riders
"Personal" 1998 E-40, Suga-T, The Mossie, Levitti The Element of Surprise

References

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  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "D-Shot > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "D-Shot > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
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