Major Figgas
| Major Figgas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | North 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 Wal Lo Chops Rucis (deceased) El Dinero P-Nut Dirty Rik |
Major Figgas was an American rap group from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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. At this time they had an ongoing back and forth feud with Jay-Z & his Roc-A-Fella rap group State Property. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Hip-Hop | |||
| 2000 | Figgas 4 Life | 115 | 29 | |
References
- ↑ William Ruhlmann, Major Figgas at Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard, Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard Singles, Allmusic