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C-Bo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shawn Thomas |
| Born | 1971-1972 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | Meadowview, Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Gangsta rap |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper.
C-Bo, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political officials, including governor Pete Wilson, California's Prop. 184 three-strikes law, and police on his track "Deadly Game" written with rapper X-Raided in 1995. He unsuccessfully argued for appeal three times, while gaining nationwide attention for arguably his most successful mainstream album. Although some charges were dropped as it was viewed as a violation of his First Amendment rights, he was arrested in California in 1998, under the suspicion that his violent rap lyrics violated his parole. He rapped his court statement to the presiding judge, in Ohio, who gave C-Bo probation on the condition that he also rap in a Public Service Announcement.
He also notably appeared in the California Love music video.
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Early life
Thomas was raised in a single family home amongst three brothers and five sisters, during that time he became a member in the Garden Blocc Crips.
Personal life
Thomas is married with 3 children, he enjoys skiing, camping and fishing.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | |
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| Gas Chamber | 1993 | — | 53 |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1995 | 99 | 4 |
| One Life 2 Live | 1997 | 65 | 12 |
| Til My Casket Drops | 1998 | 41 | 4 |
| The Final Chapter | 1999 | 81 | 20 |
| Enemy of the State | 2000 | 91 | 24 |
| Life as a Rider | 2002 | — | 41 |
| Desert Eagle | — | — | |
| The Mobfather | 2003 | 199 | 37 |
| Money to Burn | 2006 | — | 71 |
| Cali Connection | 2012 | — | — |
| Orca | — | — | |
| The Mobfather II | 2015 | — | — |
| The Problem | 2017 | — | — |
| Animal | 2019 | — | — |
Collaboration albums
- Blocc Movement (with Brotha Lynch Hung) (2001)
- Gang Affiliated (with West Coast Mafia Gang) (2004)
- In Thugz We Trust (with Yukmouth as Thug Lordz) (2004)
- 100 Racks In My Backpack (with San Quinn) (2006)
- Thug Lordz Trilogy (with Yukmouth & Spice 1 as Thug Lordz) (2006)
- The Moment of Truth (with Killa Tay) (2006)
- Tradin' War Stories (with Omar "Big-O" Gooding) (2008)
- Thug Money (with Yukmouth as Thug Lordz) (2010)
Compilation albums
- The Best of C-Bo (1995)
- C-Bo's Best Appearances '91-'99 (2001)
- West Coast Mafia (2002)
- West Side Ryders (2003)
- C-Bo's Lost Sessions (2004)
- West Side Ryders II (2005)
- Best of the Girth (2005)
- The Greatest Hits (2005)
- West Side Ryders III (2007)
- West Coast Classics (2007)
- C-Bo's Bulletproof (2007)
- West Side Ryders IV: World Wide Mob (2008)
- West Side Ryders V (2011)
- C-Bo Trilogy (2012)
- OG Chronicles (2014)
- Mobfather: The John Gotti Pack (2018)
Mixtapes
- Underground & Unreleased with West Coast Mafia Gang (2004)
- West Coast Durty with Lil' Flip (2004)
- The Money to Burn Mixtape (2006)
- Cashville Takeover with Cashville Records (2009)
- West Coast Mafia Music (2010)
- I Am Gangsta Rap (2013)
Extended plays
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | |
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US R&B |
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| The Autopsy | 1994 | — | 22 |
See also
- List of EMI artists
