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Ghetto Commission | |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1998–2005 |
| Labels | No Limit Records/ Priority Records, Flame Entertainment/ House of Noise |
| Members | Holloway (Dwayne Lawrence) G-Spade (Gary Arnold) Valerio (Walter Valerio) Dolliole (Byron Dolliole) |
The Ghetto Commission was a rap quartet signed to No Limit Records.
The Ghetto Commission was formed in 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [1] Members consisted of New Orleans rappers Holloway (Dwayne Lawrence), G-Spade (Gary Arnold), Valerio (Walter Valerio) and singer Byron Dolliole. The group made several guest appearances on No Limit releases from 1998 to 2000. They released their first and only album, Wise Guys, in 1998, which featured the non-charting single "I'm a Soulja". The album peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Ghetto Commission's last appearance for No Limit was on the 2000 single "We Bust" by 504 Boyz.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| Wise Guys |
| 59 | 12 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| "I'm a Soulja" (featuring Master P and Mystikal) | 1998 | — | — | — | Wise Guys |
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