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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. 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. 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 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.
