The Dayton Family

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The Dayton Family is a hardcore rap group that hails from the town of Flint, Michigan. The group is comprised of Shoestring, Bootleg, Jake The Flake, and Ghetto E. The group named themselves after one of the most crime ridden streets in Flint, "Dayton Avenue". The Dayton Family is known for their gritty, no nonsense crime tales of ghetto survival, struggle, and poverty instead of riches and fame. Although The Dayton Family at one point only consisted of Shoestring and Bootleg. But throughout the years, Ghetto E and Jake the Flake had many contributions to their early recordings. The group debuted with the album What's On My Mind? in June of 1995, it was eventually followed by the albums F.B.I. (1996), Shoestring came out and released his own album, "Cross Addicted" in 2001.Welcome to the Dopehouse (2002), Family Feud (2005), Return to Dayton Ave. in (2006), and the limited edition version of the last album which includes more songs Back on Dayton Ave. (2006). Unfortunately the group never really reached a broader audience outside Flint, and their regional surroundings. The group was also plagued by legal problems over the years. However, despite the adversity the group managed to obtain a significant cult following.