Major Figgas
Major Figgas was an American rap group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Genres | Hip-Hop |
Years active | 1999–2001 |
Labels | RuffNation/Warner Bros. |
Members | Gillie da Kid Bump J Dutch Spade-O Bianca |
Past members | Ressy Rolx Ab Liva Wallo Chops Rucis (deceased) El Dinero P-Nut Dirty Rik |
History
Major Figgas was founded in the Erie Ave area of Philadelphia by Gillie Da Kid and Abliva, who were friends from the neighborhood.[1] They knew Bump J, Dutch and Rolx from all living in the same area, and eventually expanded after inducting Spade and Bianca. Chops, Rucie, L deniro and Dirty Rik all soon came aboard.
After releasing several underground tapes, they released the full-length Figgas 4 Life independently which landed them a deal with RuffNation Records/Warner Bros. Records. An expanded edition of the album was issued in 2000, which reached #115 on the Billboard 200 and #29 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] Their lone major radio hit was "Yeah That's Us", which hit #2 on the U.S. Rap Singles chart and #34 on the R&B Singles chart.[3] They received an ASCAP Song of the Year award for "Yeah that's Us" in 2001.
Discography
Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
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US | US Hip-Hop | |||
2000 | Figgas 4 Life | 115 | 29 | |
References
- William Ruhlmann, Major Figgas at Allmusic
- Billboard, Allmusic
- Billboard Singles, Allmusic