{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{short description|American hip hop group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Triple C's | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S. | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 2005–present | label = {{hlist|Maybach|Def Jam}} | website = | current_members = Rick Ross<br>Torch<br>Gunplay<br>Young Breed }}

'''Triple C's''', also known as '''Carol City Cartel''', is an American hip hop group founded by Rick Ross in 2005. The group takes its name from the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, and consists of Gunplay from Miami, Torch from The Bronx, and Young Breed.

==History== They have been featured on Rick Ross' first two albums ''Port of Miami'' and ''Trilla''. Additionally, Gunplay appeared on Ross's third studio album ''Deeper Than Rap''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/04/04/21322508.aspx |title=Daily News - : Rick Ross' Triple C's Ink Deal With Def Jam |publisher=Allhiphop.com |access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> Their first studio album, ''Custom Cars & Cycles'', was released October 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapbasement.com/rick-ross/090809-rick-ross-says-he-now-doesnt-want-to-battle-eminem.html |title=Rick Ross Now Doesn't Want To Battle Eminem &#124; Rick Ross |publisher=Rap Basement |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> In the first week, the album sold 12,100 copies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2009/11/triple_cs_custom_cars_cycles_outsell_50.html |title=Triple C's "Custom Cars & Cycles" Outsells 50 Cent's 10K Predictions |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414155408/http://www.sohh.com/2009/11/triple_cs_custom_cars_cycles_outsell_50.html |archive-date=April 14, 2013 }}</ref> Gunplay made an appearance on the song "Don't Let Me Go", with former labelmate rapper Pill from Maybach Music Group's 2011 collaboration album ''Self Made Vol. 1''. It is produced by Lee Majors. Torch would also appear on the album's track "Big Bank", featuring Pill, Meek Mill, and Rick Ross. Gunplay would later be featured on two tracks from ''Self Made Vol. 2'' and on Lil Wayne's 2013 album ''I Am Not a Human Being II''.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;" | Sales |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br><ref>Billboard 200 peaks: *For '''''Custom Cars & Cycles''''': {{cite magazine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/custom-cars-cycles-mw0001936506/awards|title=Allmusic: Custom Cars & Cycles|publisher=Allmusic |magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B<br><ref>R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: *For '''''Custom Cars & Cycles''''': {{cite magazine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/custom-cars-cycles-mw0001936506/awards|title=Allmusic: Custom Cars & Cycles|publisher=Allmusic |magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Rap<br><ref>Rap Albums: *For '''''Custom Cars & Cycles''''': {{cite magazine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/custom-cars-cycles-mw0001936506/awards|title=Allmusic: Custom Cars & Cycles|publisher=Allmusic |magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''Custom Cars & Cycles'' | * Released: October 27, 2009 *{{nowrap|Label: Maybach, Def Jam}} * Format: CD, digital download | 44 || 5 || 2 | * US: 12,100<ref>{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |url=http://www.sohh.com/2009/11/triple_cs_custom_cars_cycles_outsell_50.html |title=Triple C's "Custom Cars & Cycles" Outsells 50 Cent's 10K Predictions |publisher=Sohh.Com |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=March 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414155408/http://www.sohh.com/2009/11/triple_cs_custom_cars_cycles_outsell_50.html |archive-date=April 14, 2013 }}</ref> |- | colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Rick Ross}} {{Gunplay}} {{Def Jam}} {{Def Jam South}} {{Maybach Music Group}}

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Category:African-American musical groups Category:American hip-hop groups Category:Def Jam Recordings artists Category:Gangsta rap groups Category:Musical groups established in 2005 Category:Musical groups from Miami Category:American musical quartets Category:Southern hip-hop groups Category:2005 establishments in Florida

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