WC (pronounced "Dub-C" not "Double-U-C") has been a staple on the gangsta rap scene since the early ‘90s when he first started performing with the groups Low Profile and the Maad Circle. Low Profile helped jumpstart WC and DJ Aladdin's careers in their short time together as they only recorded one album, We're in This Thing Together, before WC left the West Coast MC/DJ partnership to form WC and the Maad Circle. The group released a few albums together, including Ain't a Damn Thang Changed and Curb Servin' in the early '90s. The group had a few hit singles, like "West Up!" in 1995, "Dress Code" in 1991 and "One" in 1996. The members included DJ Crazy Toones, longtime Ice Cub producer Sir Jinx and Coolio. The latter two were extremely preoccupied in finding solo careers, so the group dissolved and WC formed Westside Connection. The group, featuring Ice Cube and Mack 10, had the same problems as WC's former three groups, but this time it was WC's turn to shine as a solo artist.

WC was born William L. Calhoun, Jr. in Texas before moving to Los Angeles. Though he had been working for years in the rap industry, it wasn't until the Westside Connection split that WC released his debut solo album in 1998, called The Shadiest One. The album was a step away from his previous hardcore edge like heard in Maad Circle, and he instead relied more on musical trappings and familiar lyrics. The album had a few moderate hits, and WC continued to work on his next album, 2002's The Ghetto Heisman, which had the Top 20 single "The Streets." His 2007 album Guilty by Affiliation talks about the racially discriminatory street life he was surround in as a youngster. He is currently touring with Ice Cube on his Raw Footage tour and will release his fourth studio album next year.