MC Chill

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MC Chill
Background information
Birth name	Vernon Johnson
Also known as	Tha Chill
Born	1970
Origin	Compton, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	West Coast hip hop
Years active	1989–present
Label(s)	Orpheus Records
Associated acts	Compton's Most Wanted MC Eiht

MC Chill (born Vernon Johnson in Compton, California 1970) is a co-founder of the Compton based hip hop group, Compton's Most Wanted, along with the frontman MC Eiht. However during the childhood, Chill was dropped out of highschool and hooked up with the neighbourhood MC Eiht forming the group.^[1] Chill has also been producing several albums which include, The Hard Way released in 2004 by the Long Beach based supergroup, 213. He took only part on the debut album of C.M.W., It's a Compton Thang as he was sentenced to prison for three years and couldn't come back since the group broke up. However he appeared on the reunite album, Represent. MC Chill is set for releasing his debut solo, Chill Factor in 2008.^[2]

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v • d • e Compton's Most Wanted MC Chill · MC Eiht · DJ Slip · DJ Mike T · Ant Capone Albums It's a Compton Thang · Straight Checkn 'Em · Music to Driveby · Represent · Music to Gang Bang Other albums We Come Strapped · Death Threatz · Compton's O.G. · When We Wuz Bangin' 1989-1999: The Hitz Singles "It's a Compton Thang" · "Growin' Up In tha Hood" · "Def Wish" · "Hood Took Me Under" · "Def Wish II" · "This Is Compton 2000" · "Music to Gang Bang"