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Ghetto Mafia | |
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Origin | Decatur, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Hip-Hop |
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. [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".
Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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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
| – | – |
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