Cool C

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Cool C
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Douglas Roney
Born	(1969-12-15) December 15, 1969 (age 54)
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Golden age hip hop East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1987–1996
Labels	Hilltop, City Beat, Atlantic, Philadelphia International, Ruffhouse/Columbia/SME

Christopher Douglas Roney (born December 15, 1969), known by the stage name Cool C,^[1] is an American former rapper active in the late 1980s. He is also known for his involvement in the murder of Philadelphia Police officer Lauretha Vaird during a bank robbery in January 1996, for which he was sentenced to death. He is currently on death row.