Volume 10 (rapper)

Volume 10
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1993-present
Labels	RCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions
Associated acts	Freestyle Fellowship

Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others.^[1]

History

Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album Innercity Griots.^[2]

Volume 10's debut solo single "Pistolgrip-Pump" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as "Pump" in 1994.^[3] The single is also affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and was later recorded by Rage Against The Machine for their album Renegades.

He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994.^[4] The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• Hip-Hopera (1994) #66 R&B/Hip-Hop^[3]
• Psycho (2000)
• Pawn Shop (2007)
• Still in the Game (2012)
• Street Rhymes And Rhythms (2015)

EPs

• Servin' and Dippin' (1998)

Singles

Year	Single	US R&B/ Hip-Hop	Album
1993	"Pistolgrip-Pump"	64	Hip-Hopera
1994	"Sunbeams"	—
1997	"Servin' and Dippin'"	—	Dead Homiez^[A] (Movie Soundtrack)
1998	"Raised In The Hood"	91	SI Riders^[B] (Compilation)
2013	"Uncles's Children"[6]	—	single only
2014	"Vogue"[7]	—	single only

Notes

• A ^ released later as Servin' and Dippin' EP (1998), also included on Psycho (2000)
• B ^ included later on Psycho (2000)

Guest appearances

• Freestyle Fellowship - "Heavyweights" from Innercity Griots (1993)
• The Whoridas - "Top Notch" from High Times (1999)
• Fat Jack - "Hooray!" from Cater to the DJ (1999)
• The A-Team - "O.G. Crew (Heavyweights Round 3)" from Who Framed the A-Team? (2000)
• Abstract Rude + Tribe Unique - "Heavyweights Round 4" from P.A.I.N.T. (2001)
• Casual - "Take It Back" from Truck Driver (2004)
• Fatlip - "Freaky Pumps" from The Loneliest Punk (2005)
• Neila - "Mercy Refused" from Better Late Than Never (2009)
• Otherwize - "Big Girls Don't Cry" from Point of View (2010)
• Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal - "Altered States" from The Kleenrz (2012)

Compilation appearances

• "Heavyweights Round 2" on Project Blowed (1995)
• "Liquor Store Run" on Rhyme & Reason (1997)
• "Raised in the Hood" on Blade II (2002)
• "What It Do?" on Project Blowed 10th Anniversary (2005)

References

1. Kergan, Wade. "Volume 10 - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic.
2. Vladimir Bogdanov, ed. (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books.
3. "Volume 10 - Chart history". Billboard.
4. Steve 'Flash' Juon (December 2, 2008). "Volume 10 :: Hip-Hopera :: Immortal/RCA Records". Rap Reviews.
5. Smoov (December 7, 2005). "Volume 10 - Hip-Hopera LP". Vinyl Addicts.
6. "Amazon.com Uncles's Children : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".
7. "Amazon.com Vogue : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".

External links

• Volume 10 (rapper) discography at Discogs

^[1]

1. Hawkins, Dino. "Volume 10". Official Volume 10.