Volume 10

Dino Hawkins, known by the stage name Volume 10, is an American rapper from Los Angeles. Hawkins was a member of the Heavyweights crew and was featured on the Freestyle Fellowship album Innercity Griots (1993). Their debut single, “Pistolgrip-Pump” (1994), reached number 64 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. The track was covered by Rage Against the Machine for the album Renegades. Hawkins released the debut album Hip-Hopera (1994), followed by the album Psycho (2000). Their discography includes the albums Pawn Shop (2007), Still in the Game (2012), and Brain Damage (2020). Subsequent recordings include the albums Akhenaton (2021) and Volume 10 as Dean Hawkins (2022). Guest appearances by the artist include the song “Bread + Jerry” (1996) with DJ Honda and the song “Top Notch” (1999) with The Whoridas.