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C-Note

 
Artist: C-Note
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Producer, Guitar, Main Performer
  • Representative Albums: "Different Kind of Love," "Network'n," "100% Beef"

Biography

Orlando's C Note formed in 1997, when the vocal group that Jose "Brody" Martinez, Raul Molina, and David "D'Lo" Perez were in at the time lost two members. With a talent show performance drawing near, the trio recruited Andrew "Dru" Rogers to complete their harmonies. The quartet's victorious performance at the show caught the attention of Transcontinental Records -- the force behind multi-platinum vocal acts like the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync -- who then offered C Note a record deal.

Like their former labelmates, C Note blends style, singing, and dance into their act, but the group's diverse heritage adds a unique Latin flair to their look and sound. Martinez was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Orlando as a child, Molina was born in the Dominican Republic, and Perez grew up in New Jersey, the son of Cuban and Puerto Rican parents. All three sang and danced from childhood and adolescence; Orlando-native Rogers, however, started singing as a high school senior, when he noticed that girls liked his voice. C Note spent 1998 rehearsing and recording with top producers like Full Force and performing on stages across America, all in preparation for the release of their debut album, 1999's A Different Kind of Love, which features the group's charismatic, multicultural style. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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C-Note
Background information
Birth name Courtney Smith
Also known as The Original Clover Gee
Origin Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Gangsta rap
Years active 1999-present
Labels Big Shot Records, Clover G Records
Associated acts Screwed Up Click, DJ Screw, Fat Pat, Botany Boyz
Website http://www.myspace.com/cnoteofthebotanyboyz

C-Note is an American rapper from Texas, active on the Houston screw scene. He was formerly a member of the Botany Boyz, part of the Screwed Up Click scene first started by DJ Screw. His first album, Third Coast Born, was an underground success, eventually reaching #67 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.[1] The album was revamped and re-released in 2000, and this also peaked at #91 on the same chart.[2] C-Note has released several albums since then, and made numerous guest appearances (including with Fat Pat, Lil' Flip and Z-Ro). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006.[3]

Discography

  • 1999: Third Coast Born
  • 2000: Third Coast Born 2000
  • 2003: Street Fame
  • 2005: Tales From Da Clover
  • 2005: 100% Beef
  • 2006: Network'n

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/c-note/third-coast-born/335473]
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/c-note/third-coast-born-2000/440000
  3. ^ Stewart Mason, Review of Network'n. Allmusic

 
 

 

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