Above the law
Above the Law is a hip-hop band formed in Pomona , California by Cold 187um (Gregory Hutchinson), KMG the Illustrator (Kevin Dulley), K-Oss (Anthony Stewart) and Go Mack (Arthur Goodman) in late 1987 Founded. She is considered to be the co-founder of G-Funk . In 1990 their first album Livin 'Like Hustlers was released on Ruthless Records , the label of Eazy-E . The album was edited by Cold 187um, Dr. Dre and Laylaw produced and considered hip-hop classics. The band made their breakthrough with the single Murder Rap .
Go Mack left the group shortly after the LP Uncle Sam's Curse was released . After Eazy-Es's death, Above the Law left Ruthless Records and signed a recording deal with Tommy Boy Records , where they released the album Time Will Reveal in 1996 . After the follow-up album Legends , they founded their own label West World Records. KMG passed away on July 7, 2012 under unexplained circumstances.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1990 | Livin 'Like Hustlers |
US75 (16 weeks) US |
First published: February 22, 1990
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| 1993 | Black Mafia Life |
US37 (7 weeks) US |
First published: February 2, 1993
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| 1994 | Uncle Sam's Curse |
US113 (13 weeks) US |
First published: July 10, 1994
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| 1996 | Time Will Reveal |
US80 (2 weeks) US |
First published: October 22, 1996
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| 1998 | Legends |
US142 (2 weeks) US |
First published: February 16, 1998
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| 1999 | Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One | - |
First published: October 26, 1999
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| 2009 | Sex, Money & Music | - |
First published: February 27, 2009
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1995 | Vocally pimpin ' |
US120 (4 weeks) US |
First published: July 16, 1991
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Singles
- 1990: Murder Rap
- 1990: Untouchable
- 1991: 4 the Funk of It
- 1993: VSOP
- 1993: Call It What You Want
- 1994: Black Superman
- 1994: California
- 1996: 100 spokes
- 1996: City of Angels
- 1996: Endonesia
- 1998: Adventures of ...
- 1998: Streets
- 2002: Sex, Money & Music / Ghetto Platinum
Web links
- Above the Law at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ News: KMG Above The Sky ( Memento from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) on backspin.de, accessed on July 24, 2015
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US