Low Profile

Low Profile
From left to right: DJ Aladdin, WC
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip-hop
Years active	1987 (1987)–1990 (1990)
Labels	Rhyme $yndicate, Priority
Past members	DJ Aladdin WC

Low Profile was an American hip-hop duo from Los Angeles. The group consisted of record producer Alphonso "D.J. Aladdin" Henderson and rapper William "W.C." Calhoun Jr.,¹ who went on to pursue a career in visual arts. The duo made its debut with Rhyme $yndicate Records, on a compilation album produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam, before becoming a duo on Priority Records.²³

The group was a short-lived but influential West Coast hip-hop duo. Together, they released only album, We're in This Together. They also appeared on the Rhyme Syndicate compilation Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through. DJ Aladdin began working with Ice-T, and WC formed a group called WC and the Maad Circle which included a then-unknown rapper named Coolio.¹

Studio albums

• 1989 – We're in This Together (#66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)

Singles

• 1987 – "Hip Hop I Crave"⁴
• 1989 – "Pay Ya Dues" (#8 on the Hot Rap Songs)⁵
• 1990 – "Funky Song" (#87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)⁶⁷⁸