Low Profile

For the New Zealand band, see Low Profile (New Zealand band). For other uses, see Low profile.

Low Profile
From left to right: DJ Aladdin, WC
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip-hop
Years active	1987–1990
Labels	Rhyme $yndicate, Priority
Past members	DJ Aladdin WC

Low Profile were an American hip-hop duo from Los Angeles, California. The group consisted of record producer DJ Alladin and rapper WC, who went on to pursue a career in visual arts. The duo made its debut with Rhyme $yndicate Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, before becoming a duo on Priority Records.

Lyricist/vocalist WC in Los Angeles 1989

DJ Aladdin, Hollywood 1989

The group was a short-lived but influential West Coast hip-hop duo. Together, they released only album, We're in This Together. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice-T, and WC formed a group called WC and the Maad Circle which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1989 – We're in This Together (#66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)

Singles

• 1987 – "Hip Hop I Crave"
• 1989 – "Pay Ya Dues" (#8 on the Hot Rap Songs)
• 1990 – "Funky Song" (#87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)

External links

• Low Profile at Discogs.
• DJ Aladdin Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2020)