# D-Shot
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{{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](/source/Vallejo%2C_California), U.S.
| genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| occupation = [Rapper](/source/Rapping)
| years_active = 1990–present
| label = {{hlist|[Jive](/source/Jive_Records)|[Sick Wid It](/source/Sick_Wid_It_Records)|Shot}}
| associated_acts = [2Pac](/source/2Pac), [The Click](/source/The_Click_(band)), [A.M.W.](/source/America's_Most_Wanted_(group))
}}
'''Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr.''' (born December 12, 1969), better known as '''D-Shot''', is an American rapper from [Vallejo, California](/source/Vallejo%2C_California). D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group [the Click](/source/The_Click_(band)), which also included his siblings [E-40](/source/E-40) and [Suga-T](/source/Suga-T), as well as his cousin [B-Legit](/source/B-Legit). After E-40 formed his record label [Sick Wid It Records](/source/Sick_Wid_It_Records), the Click released their debut album, ''[Down and Dirty](/source/Down_and_Dirty_(album))'', after which each member released solo projects. D-Shot's debut album, ''[The Shot Calla](/source/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](/source/Six_Figures)'', in 1997.[{{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}}]
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"|Title
!rowspan="2"|Release
!colspan="3"|Peak chart positions[{{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}}]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|[US](/source/Billboard_200)
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|[US R&B](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums)
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"|[US Heat](/source/Top_Heatseekers)
|-
! scope="row"|''[The Shot Calla](/source/The_Shot_Calla)''
|1994
|align=center|—
|align=center|52
|align=center|32
|-
! scope="row"|''[Six Figures](/source/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](/source/Down_and_Dirty_(album))'' with the Click (1992)
* ''[Game Related](/source/Game_Related)'' with the Click (1995)
* ''[Money & Muscle](/source/Money_%26_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](/source/The_Click_(band)), Levitti
| [''Tales from the Hood''](/source/Tales_from_the_Hood_(soundtrack))
|-
! scope="row"| "On the Grind"
| rowspan="3"| 1996
| The Click, [Mike Marshall](/source/Michael_Marshall_(singer))
| [''Original Gangstas''](/source/Original_Gangstas_(soundtrack))
|-
! scope="row"| "Gotta Have Game"
| The Click
| [''Phat Beach''](/source/Phat_Beach)
|-
! scope="row"| "Why You Wanna Funk?"
| The Click, [Spice 1](/source/Spice_1), Marcus Gore
| [''High School High''](/source/High_School_High_(soundtrack))
|-
! scope="row"| "Struggled & Strived"
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| The Click, Levitti
| ''[Dangerous Ground](/source/Dangerous_Ground_(soundtrack))''
|-
! scope="row"| "(I'll Be Yo') Huckleberry"
| [E-40](/source/E-40), Levitti, The Saulter Twins
| ''[Booty Call](/source/Booty_Call_(soundtrack))''
|-
! scope="row"| "Fuckin' They Nose"
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| The Click
|rowspan="2"|''[Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire](/source/Charlie_Hustle%3A_The_Blueprint_of_a_Self-Made_Millionaire)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Gangsterous"
| E-40, [The Mossie](/source/The_Mossie)
|-
! scope="row"| "[Captain Save a Hoe](/source/Captain_Save_a_Hoe)"
| 2013
| The Click
| ''[Grand Theft Auto V](/source/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](/source/2Pac), [E-40](/source/E-40), [B-Legit](/source/B-Legit), [C-Bo](/source/C-Bo), [Richie Rich](/source/Richie_Rich_(rapper))
| ''[All Eyez on Me](/source/All_Eyez_on_Me)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Keep Pimpin'"
| E-40
| ''[Tha Hall of Game](/source/Tha_Hall_of_Game)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Who Do I Trust"
| 1997
| [The Mossie](/source/The_Mossie)
| ''[Southwest Riders](/source/Southwest_Riders)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Personal"
| 1998
| E-40, [Suga-T](/source/Suga-T), The Mossie, Levitti
| ''[The Element of Surprise](/source/The_Element_of_Surprise)''
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/D-Shot D-Shot] at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
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