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{{Short description|American rapper (born 1986)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Baby DC
| birth_name      = Derek Coleman
| alias           = {{hlist|Baby D|DC}}
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|01|07}}
| birth_place     = [[Oakland, California]], United States
| genre           = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation      = Rapper
| instrument      = Vocals
| years_active    = 1991–2001
| label           = {{hlist|Short|[[Jive Records|Jive]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Too Short]]|[[Ant Banks]]|[[The Dangerous Crew]]}}
}}
'''Derek Coleman''' (born January 7, 1986), better known by his stage name '''Baby DC''', is a former [[United States|American]] child rapper from [[Oakland, California]]. He was signed to [[Too Short]]'s record label Short Records, and [[Jive Records]].
== Career ==
Coleman, who first started rapping at the age of five years,<ref>{{cite news | first = Jonathan | last = Bernstein | title = Small Soldiers | date = Feb 1999 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ttqr55UILl8C&dq=%22Baby+DC%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA33 | work = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | accessdate = 2011-01-17}}</ref> made his first official appearance on [[Too Short]]'s 1995 album, ''[[Cocktails (album)|Cocktails]]'' on the track "Thangs Change" with fellow kid rappers, [[Illegal (group)|Illegal]]. That same year he recorded his first solo track "Can I Get Loose", which appeared on [[The Dangerous Crew]]'s ''[[Don't Try This at Home (The Dangerous Crew album)|Don't Try This at Home]]''. In 1998, the now 12-year-old rapper became the first to sign to Too Short's short-lived record label, $hort Records. He released his debut [[album]], ''[[School Dayz]]'', on September 29, 1998,<ref name="Ankeny">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p320733|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Baby DC|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref> which spawned the minor [[Hit record|hit]], "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll". The track peaked at #45 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in April 1999.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 37}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with year released
! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[School Dayz]]''
|
* Released: September 29, 1998
* Label: $hort, [[Jive Records|Jive]]
* Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, LP
|-
|}
=== Guest appearances ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist(s)
! scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="row" | "Thangs Change"
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| [[Too Short]], [[Illegal (group)|Mr. Malik]], [[Jamal (rapper)|Jamal]]
| ''[[Cocktails (album)|Cocktails]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Can I Get Loose"
| {{n/a}}
| ''[[Don't Try This at Home (The Dangerous Crew album)|Don't Try This at Home]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Let It Go"
| 2000
| [[Ant Banks|TWDY]], [[187 Fac|DenGee]], [[All Frames of the Game|T-Pup]], [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]]
| ''[[Lead the Way (album)|Lead the Way]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "U Stank"
| 2001
| Too Short, [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
| ''[[Chase the Cat]]''
|-
|}
==References==
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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Rappers from Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]