C-Note (rapper)

C-Note

Courtney (middle) in the studio with friends
Background information
Birth name Courtney Smith
Also known as The Original Clover Gee
Origin Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Gangsta rap
Years active 1994-present
Labels Big Shot Records, Clover G Records
Associated acts Screwed Up Click, DJ Screw, Fat Pat, Flesh-N-Bone, Botany Boyz
Website C-Note at Myspace

Courtney Smith, also known by his stage name C-Note, is an American rapper from Texas, active on the Houston screw scene. He was formerly a member of the Botany Boyz, part of the Screwed Up Click scene first started by DJ Screw. His first album, Third Coast Born, was an underground success, eventually reaching #67 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.[1] The album was revamped and re-released in 2000, and this also peaked at #91 on the same chart.[2] C-Note has released several albums since then, and made numerous guest appearances (including with Fat Pat, Lil' Flip and Z-Ro). His fourth full-length, Network'n, was released in 2006.[3]

Discography

References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/artist/275685/c-note/chart
  2. Stewart Mason, Review of Network'n. Allmusic