Volume 10 (rapper)

Volume 10
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1993-present
Labels	RCA, Immortal, Warrior, Street Institute, Pump Productions
Associated acts	Freestyle Fellowship

Dino Hawkins, known by his stage name Volume 10, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He was a member of the Heavyweights crew along with Freestyle Fellowship, Ganjah K, and Medusa, among others.

Volume 10 was featured on Freestyle Fellowship's 1993 album Innercity Griots.

Volume 10's debut solo single "Pistolgrip-Pump" was released in 1993 to critical acclaim despite being edited for radio and referred to simply as "Pump" in 1994. The single is also affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and was later recorded by Rage Against The Machine for their album Renegades.

He released his first album Hip-Hopera in 1994. The second album, Psycho, was released in 2000.

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