Volume 10 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | RCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions |
Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. [1] He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others. [2]
Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album, Innercity Griots . [3]
Volume 10's debut solo single "Pistolgrip-Pump" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim, despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as "Pump" in 1994. [4] The single was later recorded by Rage Against the Machine for their album, Renegades . [5]
He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994. [6] The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000. [7]
| Year | Single | US R&B/ Hip-Hop | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Pistolgrip-Pump" | 64 | Hip-Hopera |
| 1994 | "Sunbeams" | — | |
| 1997 | "Servin' and Dippin'" | — | Dead Homiez [A] (Movie Soundtrack) |
| 1998 | "Raised In The Hood" | 91 | SI Riders [B] (Compilation) |
| 2013 | "Uncles's Children" [8] | — | single only |
| 2014 | "Vogue" [9] | — | single only |