Ghetto Mafia
Ghetto Mafia | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Decatur, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | {{Southern hip hop|gangsta rap}} |
| Years active | 1993–2005; 2016 |
| Labels | Ichiban, Fully Loaded |
| Members | Nino Wicked |
The Ghetto Mafia is an American hip hop group from Decatur, Georgia, United States, composed of Nino and Wicked.[1] Formed in 1993, the Ghetto Mafia signed to local hip hop label, Ichiban Records, who then released their debut album, Draw the Line on April 26, 1994.[1] The group then released 1995's Full Blooded Niggaz through Triad Records before joining Fully Loaded Records in 1996. With Fully Loaded, Ghetto Mafia released 1997's Straight from the Dec[1] and their most successful album to date, 1998's On da Grind, which peaked at 169 on the Billboard 200. After a seven-year hiatus, they released Da Return... of Ghetto Mafia in 2005. In 2016, Ghetto Mafia returned with a new single, "Elephant in the Room".
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1994 | Draw the Line
|
– | 79 |
| 1995 | Full Blooded Niggaz
|
– | 45 |
| 1997 | Straight from the Dec
|
– | 49 |
| 1998 | On da Grind
|
169 | 34 |
| 2005 | Da Return of... Ghetto Mafia
|
– | – |
References
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.