Volume 10 (rapper)

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]

Volume 10
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1993-present
LabelsRCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions
Associated actsFreestyle Fellowship, Project Blowed

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 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)
  • DJ Honda - "Bread + Jerry" from h (1996)
  • 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

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. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. "Amazon.com Uncles's Children : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".
  7. "Amazon.com Vogue : Volume 10: MP3 Downloads".

[1]

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