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Coo Coo Cal | |
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| Born | Calvin Bellamy July 4, 1970 |
| Genres | Milwaukee hip-hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | Official website |
Calvin Bellamy (born July 4, 1970), known professionally as Coo Coo Cal, is an American rapper and truck driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his 2001 single "My Projects", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and entered the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Coo Coo Cal's debut album, Game (1996), was self-released by In The Trunk Records. Cal's sophomore album, Walkin' Dead (1999), was released by Infinite Recordings.[2] His third album, Disturbed (2001), was released by Tommy Boy Entertainment and spawned the single "My Projects".[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]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| 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'
|
– | – |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 2001 | "My Projects" | #81 | #22 | #1 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Coo Coo Cal discography at Discogs
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