C-Bo

Infobox musical artist
Name = C-Bo

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Shawn Thomas
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Origin = Sacramento, California
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Genre = West Coast hip hop
Occupation = Rapper
Years_active = 1992 - present
Label = Cashville, West Coast Mafia
Associated_acts = Young Buck, Tupac Shakur, The Outlawz, The Regime, Thug Lordz, Yukmouth, Brotha Lynch Hung
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Shawn Thomas, better known by his stage name C-Bo (abbr. for Cowboy) is an African-American rapper. He was born and raised in the Garden Block of Sacramento, California. He has sold over 3.5 million albums independently since 1993.Fact|date=March 2008 He is currently signed to Cashville Records. [citation|title=To live and rap in south Sac. he is the brother of sactown rapper young meek. He is the first known rapper to be arrested over his lyrics. |url=http://www.sacbee.com/122/v-print/story/85668.html |publisher=The Sacramento Bee|author= Chris Macias|date= December 3, 2006]

Beginning with his 1993 debut, Gas Chamber, C-BO made it clear that he planned on surprising rap listeners with his controversial lyrics, which would eventually land him in jail. Of course, the hardcore Californian's steady rise towards continued popularity increased year by year, with an album being released nearly every year following his jaw-dropping debut. With album titles such as the Autopsy and Tales From the Crypt, C-BO quickly attained a cult following, similar to the small legions of listeners swarming perverse rappers such as Esham, Brotha Lynch Hung, and Three Six Mafia. Yet as C-BO began to mature as an artist, he moved away from exploitative themes, though he still ranked among the West Coast's most extreme hardcore rappers. By the time his 1998 album, Till My Casket Drops, the Cali rapper found himself debuting at number 41 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, an amazing feat for such an underground rapper. In 2000 -- after oddly being jailed in 1998 for his lyrical content -- he released Enemy of the State on Warlock, continuing his climb to recognition.

Discography

olo albums

*1993: "Gas Chamber"
*1994: "The Autopsy"
*1995: "Tales From The Crypt"
*1995: "Best Of C-Bo"
*1997: "One Life 2 Live"
*1998: "Till My Casket Drops"
*1999: "The Final Chapter"
*2000: "Enemy of the State"
*2001: "C-Bo's Best Appearances"
*2001: "Life As A Rider"
*2002: "West Coast Mafia"
*2003: "The Mobfather The Return Of The Bald Head Nut"
*2003: "West Side Ryders"
*2004: "C-Bo's Lost Sessions"
*2005: "West Side Ryders II"
*2006: "The Greatest Hits"
*2006: "Money To Burn"
*2006: "100 Racks In My Pack"
*2007: "West Side Ryders III"
*2007: "West Coast Classics"
*2008: "West Side Ryders IV: World Wide Mob"
*2008: "The Rise To Fame"

Group albums

*2001: "Blocc Movement" (with Brotha Lynch Hung)
*2002: "Walk The Streets" (with Killa Tay)
*2004: "Gang Affiliated" (As group member of West Coast Mafia Gang)
*2004: "In Thugz We Trust" (with Yukmouth as Thug Lordz)
*2006: "The Moment of Truth" (with Killa Tay)
*2006: "Trilogy" (with Spice 1 & Yukmouth as Thug Lordz)
*2008: "Tradin' War Stories" (with Omar "Big-O" Gooding)

References