Coo Coo Cal | |
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| Birth name | Calvin Watson |
| Born | July 4, 1970 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1996-2022 |
| Labels | Tommy Boy, F.U.P. MOB, Suave House Records, Tone Struck Entertainment |
| Website | Official website |
Calvin Bellamy (born July 4, 1970), better known as Coo Coo Cal, is an American rapper and truck driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His single "My Projects" went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart in 2001.[1]
Coo Coo Cal’s debut album, Game, was released in 1996, on In The Trunk Records. Cal's sophomore album, Walkin' Dead, was released in 1999 on Infinite Recordings.[2] Tommy Boy Records released Cal's third album, Disturbed on September 18, 2001. The album spawned Cal's most successful single to date, "My Projects", which topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.[3]
After leaving Tommy Boy in 2002, Cal released a follow-up to Walkin' Dead entitled Still Walkin'. A fifth album, All or Nothin', followed in 2004. In 2018, Coo Coo Cal returned to release a new single, "Home", on Tone Struck Entertainment and a tell-all documentary.[4]
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Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1996 | Game
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– | – |
| 1999 | Walkin' Dead
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– | – |
| 2001 | Disturbed
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45 | 15 |
| 2002 | Still Walkin'
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– | 30 |
| 2004 | All or Nothin'
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– | – |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 2001 | "My Projects" | #81 | #22 | #1 | |
References
- ^ Depry, Dylan (9 June 2018). ""The Rise, the Fall, the Comeback" Coo Coo Cal tells all in new Documentary". Milwaukee Courier. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Cantor, Paul (15 May 2012). "The 100 Best Hip-Hop One-Hit Wonders". Complex. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Wild, Matt (13 June 2018). "With a new single and tell-all documentary, it's the summer of Coo Coo Cal". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Depry, Dylan (9 June 2018). ""The Rise, the Fall, the Comeback" Coo Coo Cal tells all in new Documentary". Milwaukee Courier. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
External links
- Coo Coo Cal discography at Discogs
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