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Ghetto Mafia

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Ghetto Mafia
OriginDecatur, Georgia, United States
GenresHip-Hop
Years active1993–2005; 2016
LabelsIchiban, Fully Loaded
MembersNino
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

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Year Title Chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
1994 Draw the Line
  • Released: April 26, 1994
  • Label: Ichiban
79
1995 Full Blooded Niggaz
  • Released: October 10, 1995
  • Label: Triad
45
1997 Straight from the Dec
  • Released: April 22, 1997
  • Label: Fully Loaded
49
1998 On da Grind
  • Released: October 20, 1998
  • Label: Fully Loaded
169 34
2005 Da Return of... Ghetto Mafia
  • Released: February 22, 2005
  • Label: Downsouth Ent.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.