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Mack 10
Person · male · United States · Inglewood · born 1971 · recording since 1995
American rapper and actor
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Also known as Mack 10 · マック10 · D'Mon Dedrick Rolison · D. Rolison · Dedrick D’Mon Rolison · Dedrick Rolison · +3 more
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Mack 10
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography374 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1368647575
Biography
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), known professionally as Mack 10, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He was a member of hip hop supergroup Westside Connection along with WC and Ice Cube and has sold nearly 11 million records between his solo and group works. His stage name is a reference to the Ingram MAC-10 submachine gun. As a record executive, Mack 10 is the founder and CEO of Hoo-Bangin' Records.
Early life
Mack 10 was born and raised in Inglewood, California, and attended Inglewood High School.
Career
Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's Bootlegs & B-Sides compilation on the track "What Can I Do? (Remix)".
His debut album Mack 10 was released in 1995 by Priority Records and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The album included the hit single, "Foe Life," which peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200. His next release Based On A True Story (1997) also reached Gold certification.
On October 6, 1998, Mack 10 released his third studio album, The Recipe
The RecipeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Intro1:022The Recipe4:593You Ain't Seen Nothin3:584Made Niggaz3:185Get Yo Ride On3:386Money's Just a Touch Away4:337Suck Down0:298Get a Lil Head4:299For the Money4:3310Ghetto Horror Show4:4611LBC and the Ing4:3612Radio Insert: Funk Master Flex0:1813Let the Games Begin3:3714#1 Crew in the Area5:0715Gangsta Shit's Like a Drug3:5716The Letter3:5017Should I Stay or Should I Go4:1018Outro0:22. The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified Gold.
Rolison appeared with WC and Ice Cube in the 1996 all-star side project Westside Connection, and formed his own production company, Mack One-O, which signed the acts Allfrumtha I and The Comrads. He also signed Glasses Malone to his Hoo-Bangin Records imprint through Cash Money Records.
His most recent album, 2009's Soft White
Soft WhiteSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Big Balla4:112So Sharp4:083Hoo-Bangin’ II3:044Mirror Mirror3:335Hood Famous3:076It’s Your Life3:557Street Shit4:038Clack Clack3:369Pushin’4:1910Tonight3:4911Dedication (To the Pen)3:5912Dope Boy4:26 was released by Hoo-Bangin' Records and Fontana Distribution. The first single was "Big Balla" featuring Birdman and Glasses Malone.
Feuds
Mack 10 was involved in several feuds. His critically acclaimed self-titled album included the song "Westside Slaughterhouse" featuring the rapper Ice Cube, which was a diss in response to the song "I Used to Love H.E.R." by Common. In 1996, as a member of the rap supergroup Westside Connection, he was featured in the song "King of the Hill" - a diss song directed at the rap group Cypress Hill.
Personal life
Rolison married Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, from R&B trio TLC during August 2000. In October 2000, their daughter, Chase Anela Rolison, was born. They separated in 2004.
Video game appearances
Mack 10 is a playable character in the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 26 | 87.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:45
Disc 1A1Mickey D's Lick (intro)0:51A2Foe Life4:14A3Wanted Dead3:57A4On Them Thangs5:07B1Pigeon Coup0:31B2Chicken Hawk4:23B3Here Comes the G4:12B4Westside Slaughterhouse4:50Disc 2C1Niggas Dog Scraping0:34C2Armed & Dangerous3:08C3H-O-E-K3:38C410 Million Ways4:22D1Mozi-Wozi4:39D2Mack 10's the Name3:191997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 48:39
1Mack Manson (intro)0:542Chicken Hawk II2:433Mack 10, Mack 104:004Bangin’ Gears (skit)0:485Backyard Boogie4:196Can’t Stop4:437Tonight’s the Night3:168Aqua Boogie (skit)0:579The Guppies3:0510Inglewood Swangin’3:5911Dopeman4:0312What You Need? (Dopeman ’97)3:2413Only in California4:4014Gangster Poem (skit)0:5315W/S foe Life2:4016Based on a True Story4:151998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:01:42
1Intro1:022The Recipe4:593You Ain't Seen Nothin3:584Made Niggaz3:185Get Yo Ride On3:386Money's Just a Touch Away4:337Suck Down0:298Get a Lil Head4:299For the Money4:3310Ghetto Horror Show4:4611LBC and the Ing4:3612Radio Insert: Funk Master Flex0:1813Let the Games Begin3:3714#1 Crew in the Area5:0715Gangsta Shit's Like a Drug3:5716The Letter3:5017Should I Stay or Should I Go4:1018Outro0:222000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:30
1Intro0:212From tha Streetz3:233Nobody5:114I’m Special (skit)0:245I’m Dope4:096Pimp or Die4:117Tight to Def3:508Pop X4:599Keep It Gangsta4:0410Hustle Game3:5211Spousal Abuse4:0712For Sale3:5713Tha Weekend4:022001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:14:53
1Intro0:492Hate in Yo Eyes5:133Let the Thugs in the Club4:544So Serious5:095Connected for Life4:246Dominoes (skit)0:597That B**** Is Bad5:048Do the Damn Thing5:069King Pin Dream5:0810Work4:2111No D*** (skit)1:0312No D*** at All4:4513Mathematics4:1614Let It Be Known4:3915Announcement (skit)0:5316We Can Never Be Friends5:2117Dog About It4:5618Murder4:0919Shine (remix)3:442002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 46:44
1Intro0:102Welcome to the Hood4:373L.A. Fo Ya3:484Everyday4:415Get Yo Ride On (skit)0:206Hittin Switches3:367We Ain't Playin4:078Pimpin Ken (skit)1:089Please4:0610Pay Back3:3511Put It Down3:1012What You Gone Do?3:5013Life as a Gangsta4:3214Nobody Hoo Bangin Style5:042003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:13:22
1Intro0:072Lights Out3:273K to the M.A.C.3:364Please Believe It4:045Get Yo Ride On3:516Promise to Be a Hustla4:207Figaro Rida3:578Ain't Got a Penny to Give3:459The Big Bang Theory (Insert)1:2710S.O.O. W.O.O. (mix)4:3611Dirt4:0712Gather 'Round3:5413Gangsta4:0414The Weed Song5:0915Look at Us Now3:4216Live Wire3:1917Page 13:4918Double Fisted3:4619In the Heart of the Ghetto4:2920Rule the World3:4221Outro0:112005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:08
1Like This3:502Da Bizness4:103Pop4:124Dome Shot2:495Don’t Hate Me4:066The Testimony3:597Step Yo Game Up3:438So Gangsta3:139I’m a Star3:5710My Chucks3:2011Keep It Hood4:2412Cognac & Doja3:4713By the Bar3:5614Mack Sinatra (skit)0:3915Livin’ Just to Ball4:2316Ride Out3:402009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:10
1Big Balla4:112So Sharp4:083Hoo-Bangin’ II3:044Mirror Mirror3:335Hood Famous3:076It’s Your Life3:557Street Shit4:038Clack Clack3:369Pushin’4:1910Tonight3:4911Dedication (To the Pen)3:5912Dope Boy4:262011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:14
1Everybody Gotta Go3:012Winnin'3:433Back II Bizness3:254Money Drunk3:575Extra Extra3:096Got It Like That3:357Dear Dea4:318Clint Eastwood3:109Girls Everywhere3:2810Love Letter3:0411Until the Feds Came4:11
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nothin’ but the Cavi HitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 30:581Nothin’ but the Cavi Hit (original xplicit)4:03 2Nothin’ but the Cavi Hit (original clean)4:03 3Nothin’ but the Cavi Hit (original instrumental)4:04 4Nothin’ but the Cavi Hit (remix instrumental)3:51 5Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta? (xplicit)4:52 6Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta? (clean)4:19 7Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta? (instrumental)5:46 | Soundtrack | 1996 | |
| 2005 | Yellow BottleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:521Yellow Bottle (clean)2:58 2Yellow Bottle (instrumental)2:54 | 2005 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nobody / Pop XSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Nobody (Clean) A2Nobody (Explicit) A3Nobody (Instrumental) B1Pop X (Clean) B2Pop X (Explicit) B3Pop X (Instrumental) | 2000 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Best of Mack 10: Foe LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:16:111Foe Life4:14 2LBC And The ING4:36 3Nothin' But The Cavi Hit4:01 4Like This3:49 5From Tha Streetz3:23 6Only In California4:39 7Money's Just A Touch Away4:33 8On Them Thangs5:07 9Livin' Just To Ball4:22 10Hoo-Bangin'3:33 11The Testimony3:59 12Hustle Game3:51 13The Letter3:49 14Chicken Hawk4:23 15My Chucks3:19 16Tha Weekend4:01 17W/S Foe Life2:39 18Get Yo Ride On3:37 19Mozi-Wozi (Edit)4:16 | Compilation | 4 December 2007 | |
| 2012 | Certified PlatinumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:00:121Mack 10, Mack 103:59 2Hittin' Switches3:34 3K to the M.A.C3:35 4Like This3:49 5Keep It Hood4:24 6Let It Reign3:28 7Tight to Def3:39 8Live Wire3:19 9Get Yo Ride On (Legendary Mix)3:24 10Connected Fo' Life4:24 11Foe Life4:14 12Ain't Got a Penny to Give3:46 13On Them Thangs5:07 14From the Streetz3:22 15Let the Game Begin3:46 16Only in California4:42 17Hoo Bangin'3:34 18Livin' Just to Ball4:59 19Hood Famous3:34 20Thicker Than Water4:22 21Gather 'Round3:54 22LBC to ING4:36 23Hate in Your Eyes5:14 24Backyard Boogie4:20 25Get Yo Ride On3:51 26Big Baller4:05 27L.A Fo Ya3:45 28Lights Out3:17 29Got It Like That3:36 30Money's Just a Touch Away4:33 | Compilation | 10 October 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mack 10 head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 26 | 87.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Hood(band) | — | present | |
| The S.T.O.P. Movement(band) | — | present | |
| Westside Connection(band) | 1993 | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3b4e25b-977f-4cb6-96d7-f68afbac732fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3b4e25b-977f-4cb6-96d7-f68afbac732fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445417genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445417seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_10biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_10
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 26 language versions)
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Wikidata: Q445417 · MusicBrainz: c3b4e25b-977f-4cb6-96d7-f68afbac732f
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