Cool C
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Roney |
| Born | December 15, 1969 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres |
Golden age hip hop East Coast hip hop Hardcore hip hop |
| Years active | 1987–1996 |
| Labels |
Hilltop Records City Beat Records Atlantic Records Philadelphia International Records Ruffhouse/Columbia/SME Records |
| Associated acts | C.E.B., |
| Christopher Roney | |
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| Born | December 15, 1969 |
| Other names | Cool C |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Criminal charge | First-degree murder, bank robbery, grand larceny |
| Criminal penalty | Death penalty (Granted stay of execution as of 01/08/2015.) |
| Criminal status | In custody on death row |
| Conviction(s) | Guilty on all counts, October 30, 1996; sentenced to death on December 13, 1996 |
Christopher Douglass Roney (born December 15, 1969), known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper who was active in the late 1980s. He is also known for his involvement in the murder of a Philadelphia Police officer in a bank robbery in January 1996.
In the mid-1980s, Roney was an original member of the Philadelphia-based Hilltop Hustlers hip hop crew. His 1987 debut single, "Juice Crew Dis," which took aim at the New York-based hip hop crew run by influential rap producer Marley Marl (a group that included Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane), gained Roney a good amount of attention.
A pair of 1988 singles for Hilltop and City Beat Records landed Roney a contract with Atlantic Records, where he released two full-length solo albums: his debut I Gotta Habit in 1989 and Life in the Ghetto, in 1990. Both albums stayed on the Billboard 200 for numerous weeks.
In 1991, Roney put his solo career aside to join Hardcore hip hop group C.E.B. (which stood for "Countin' Endless Bank"), with fellow Philadelphia rappers Warren McGlone (Steady B) and Ultimate Eaze. The trio released their only album, Countin' Endless Bank, on Ruffhouse Records in 1993, to disappointing sales and reviews. The single "Get the Point" reached #5 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles.
In 1992 an independent label, Rags to Riches Records released the single Get the point. After extraordinary success with the single, Rags to Riches Records founders, Malik Abd-hadi and Bilal "bilally b" Salaam signed the trio, Cool C, Steady B, and Ultimate Eaze (C.E.B.) to Ruffhouse Records. At that point Abd-hadi, and Salaam became their managers. The project was short lived mainly because Ultimate Eaze had legal troubles, and never showed up for a promotional tour to promote the release of the first album on Ruffhouse. The group was dropped before Steady B and Cool C got back off tour.
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