D-Shot

{{short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = D-Shot | image = | caption = | birth_name = Danell LaShawn Stevens | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1969|12|12}} | origin = Vallejo, California, U.S. | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper | years_active = 1990–present | label = {{hlist|Jive|Sick Wid It|Shot}} | associated_acts = 2Pac, The Click, A.M.W. }}

'''Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr.''' (born December 12, 1969), better known as '''D-Shot''', is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well as his cousin B-Legit. After E-40 formed his record label Sick Wid It Records, the Click released their debut album, ''Down and Dirty'', after which each member released solo projects. D-Shot's debut album, ''The Shot Calla'', was released in 1993 through Sick Wid It Records. In 1995, D-Shot formed his own label, Shot Records, where he released his second album, ''Six Figures'', in 1997.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p204650/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=D-Shot > Biography|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=April 10, 2010}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" !rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"|Title !rowspan="2"|Release !colspan="3"|Peak chart positions<ref name="Billboard albums">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p204650/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=D-Shot > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=April 9, 2010}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|US Heat |- ! scope="row"|''The Shot Calla'' |1994 |align=center|— |align=center|52 |align=center|32 |- ! scope="row"|''Six Figures'' |1997 |align=center|81 |align=center|21 |align=center|— |- ! scope="row"|''Money-Sex & Thugs'' |2001 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- ! scope="row"|''Callin All Shots'' |2006 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- ! scope="row"|''Presidential'' |2009 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |- ! scope="row"|''Ghetto'' |2012 |align=center|— |align=center|— |align=center|— |}

===Collaboration albums=== * ''Down and Dirty'' with the Click (1992) * ''Game Related'' with the Click (1995) * ''Money & Muscle'' with the Click (2001)

===Compilation albums=== *''D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin': The Best In the Business'' (1995) *''D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 2: The Mob Bosses'' (1998) *''Obstacles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2000) *''D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 3: Greatest Hits'' (2003) *''D-Shot Presents – Boss Players Vol. 1'' (2003) *''D-Shot Presents – Bosses In the Booth'' (2004) *''D-Shot Presents – Boss Ballin' 4: The Next Line of Hitters'' (2005) *''The Best of D-Shot: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow'' (2009)

===Other releases=== *D-Shot Presents: DMS – ''Takin' Ends'' (1994) *D-Shot Presents: A.M.W. – ''The Real Mobb'' (1995)

==Soundtrack appearances== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Release ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Soundtrack album |- ! scope="row"| "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto" | 1995 | The Click, Levitti | ''Tales from the Hood'' |- ! scope="row"| "On the Grind" | rowspan="3"| 1996 | The Click, Mike Marshall | ''Original Gangstas'' |- ! scope="row"| "Gotta Have Game" | The Click | ''Phat Beach'' |- ! scope="row"| "Why You Wanna Funk?" | The Click, Spice 1, Marcus Gore | ''High School High'' |- ! scope="row"| "Struggled & Strived" | rowspan="2"| 1997 | The Click, Levitti | ''Dangerous Ground'' |- ! scope="row"| "(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry" | E-40, Levitti, The Saulter Twins | ''Booty Call'' |- ! scope="row"| "Fuckin' They Nose" |rowspan="2"| 1999 | The Click |rowspan="2"|''Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire'' |- ! scope="row"| "Gangsterous" | E-40, The Mossie |- ! scope="row"| "Captain Save a Hoe" | 2013 | The Click | ''Grand Theft Auto V'' |}

===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Release ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Ain't Hard 2 Find" | rowspan="2"| 1996 | 2Pac, E-40, B-Legit, C-Bo, Richie Rich | ''All Eyez on Me'' |- ! scope="row"| "Keep Pimpin'" | E-40 | ''Tha Hall of Game'' |- ! scope="row"| "Who Do I Trust" | 1997 | The Mossie | ''Southwest Riders'' |- ! scope="row"| "Personal" | 1998 | E-40, Suga-T, The Mossie, Levitti | ''The Element of Surprise'' |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/D-Shot D-Shot] at Discogs

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