San Quinn

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San Quinn
Background information
Birth name	Quincy Brooks IV
Born	October 24, 1977
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1991 - present
Labels	Done Deal Entertainment
Associated acts	Ya Boy, JT the Bigga Figga, D-Moe, Messy Marv
Website	San Quinn at MySpace

Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977) better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California.

Career

Born in Oakland, California, Quincy moved to the Fillmore district of San Francisco at the age of three.^[1] He made his first appearance as an opening to Tupac and Digital Underground at the age of 12 and recorded his first album at only 15 years old. He's also part of the Get Low Playaz with JT The Bigga Figga, D-Moe and Seff Tha Gaffla. Quinn holds the record for most appearances on different albums. He is the CEO of Done Deal Ent. which originally consisted of his brother Bailey, Big Rich, Don Toriano, Boxx Kev and Quinn's cousin Ya Boy. Quinn's most notable track is "Shock the Party" in which the video was filmed in the high-rise O.C. (Outta Control) Housing Projects, which were torn down in the late 1990s.

Discography

Solo albums

• 1993: Don't Cross Me
• 1995: Live N Direct
• 1996: The Hustle Continues
• 2001: The Mighty Quinn
• 2002: Repossessions
• 2003: Quinndo Mania! - The Best Of San Quinn
• 2004: I Give You My Word
• 2006: The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds
• 2007: Extreme Danger
• 2008: From a Boy to a Man

Compilation albums

• 17 Reasons (1998)
• 4.5.7. Is The Code (2000)
• Heated Speeches (2001)
• One Moe Reason (2002)
• 4.5.7. Is the Code Part II (2005)
• 4.5.7 Is the Code Part III (2006)
• The Color of Money (2007)

Collaboration albums

• Straight Out the Lab (1995) - with Get Low Playaz
• Explosive Mode (1998) - with Messy Marv
• The Family Business (2000) - with Get Low Playaz
• The Package (2000) - with Get Low Playaz
• Runs in the Family (2002) - with The Done Deal Family
• 100 Racks In My Backpack (2006) - with C-Bo
• Explosive Mode 2: Back In Business (2006) - with Messy Marv
• Explosive Mode 3: The Mob Gets Explosive (2006) - with Messy Marv, Husalah, The Jacka
• A Warrior and a King: Lyrical Kingdom (2007) - with T-Nutty
• 41Feva (2008) - with Boo Banga & Big Rich as All City
• Welcome to Scokland (2008) - with Keak Da Sneak

References

1. ^ http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/san-quinn/index.php

External links

• San Quinn at MySpace
• http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/sanquinn/ dubcnn.com Interview