Spice 1

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Spice 1
  US 82 
gold
gold
05/02/1992 (31 weeks)
187 He Wrote
  US 10 
gold
gold
10/16/1993 (18 weeks)
AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
  US 22nd 
gold
gold
12/10/1994 (18 weeks)
1990 sick
  US 30th December 23, 1995 (10 weeks)
The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay)
  US 28 11/15/1997 (4 weeks)
Immortalized
  US 111 10/30/1999 (2 weeks)

Spice 1 (born 1970 in Bryan , Texas ; real name Robert L. Green, Jr. ) is an American rap musician.

Career

Robert Green grew up in Oakland , California. He was discovered by the West Coast rapper Too Short, who came from there . With his debut album Let It Be Known , released in 1991 , which reached number 69 in the R&B / Hip-Hop charts, he was able to attract first attention. The second album, which bears his rapper name Spice 1 , made it to number 1 on the US Heatseekers charts and into the top 100 of the sales charts. The following album, 187 He Wrote , was number 1 on the R&B / Hip-Hop charts and his most successful album at number 10 on the Billboard 200 . "187" is the US Police Code for "murder". One of the gangster rappers, Spice 1 is known for his angry and pessimistic style. In addition to the violent lyrics, simulated shootings can also be heard on the album.

Album number four, AmeriKKKa's Nightmare , followed on from the previous two in terms of content and success. It was number 2 in the R&B / Hip-Hop charts and, like albums two and three, was awarded gold (500,000 records sold). The next two albums also reached the top 5 of the R&B and top 40 of the sales charts, but after that the great success subsided at the end of the 90s. He continues to release albums on an almost annual basis. There are also several albums with other artists such as gangster rapper MC Eiht . So far, Spice 1 has placed 12 albums in the R&B / Hip-Hop charts.

Discography

As a solo artist

  • 1991: Let It Be Known
  • 1992: Spice 1
  • 1993: 187 He Wrote
  • 1994: AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
  • 1995: 1990-Sick
  • 1997: The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay)
  • 1999: Immortalized
  • 2000: The Last Dance
  • 2002: Spiceberg Slim
  • 2004: The Ridah
  • 2005: Dyin '2 Ball
  • 2005: The Truth
  • 2007: Thug Association
  • 2008: Thug Reunion
  • 2009: Home Street Home

Collaborations

With The Criminalz

  • 2001: Criminal Activity

With Thug Lordz

  • 2006: Trilogy

With MC Eiht

  • 2004: Pioneers
  • 2006: Keep It Gangsta

With bad boy

  • 2003: NTA: National Thug Association

With Jayo Felony

  • 2007: Criminal Intent

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US chart history
  2. ↑ Awards: US
  3. ↑ a b c The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  4. ↑ Spice 1 - "Let It Be Known" Awards on allmusic.com, accessed July 31, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Spice 1
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Green, Robert L. Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rap musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Bryan