Volume 10

Volume 10 is a hip hop artist from Los Angeles, California. He was part of the Heavyweights Crew, which included artists Freestyle Fellowship, Medusa, Ganjah K, and other Los Angeles acts from what later became Project Blowed. His 1994 hit single Pistol Grip Pump was released to critical acclaim despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as Pump. [1][2]

Volume 10 is featured in Ava DuVernay's 2008 hip hop documentary This Is the Life.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

Cameos

Chart history

Album
Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 ~
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 66
Singles
Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1994 "Pump" ~ #64 ~

Trivia

Volume 10's single "Pistol Grip Pump" was covered by Rage Against The Machine on their album Renegades.

"Pistol Grip Pump" was also featured in the movie Set It Off but was briefly heard.

"Pistol Grip Pump" was featured on the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY as a soundtrack song.

Sources

  1. ^ http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/volume-10/688662
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/artist/volume-10/290009 Volume10 at Billboard.com