South Central Cartel
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South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles
-based gangsta rap
group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" (Remix), and "All Day Everyday" & "Eastside-Westside".
gangsta collectives to follow N.W.A.
's lead, South Central Cartel first appeared with their debut album South Central Madness
in 1991, before releasing a succession of albums throughout the remainder of the decade. After their follow-up, 1994s 'N Gatz We Truss
, generated a sizable amount of attention in the gangsta rap underground. Def Jam Recordings
signed the group, eventually resulting in their most commercially successful album, 1997s All Day Everyday
.
During this same era, group leaders Havoc & Prodeje
together released a string of albums on Pump Records as well, helping garner a small yet healthy cult audience. Despite their lack of mainstream success, the group does stand alongside fellow early-'90s West Coast colleagues such as N.W.A.
, Compton's Most Wanted
, and Above the Law as gangsta rap pioneers.
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-based gangsta rap
Gangsta rap
Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...
group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" (Remix), and "All Day Everyday" & "Eastside-Westside".
Biography
As one of the original early-'90s West CoastWest Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
gangsta collectives to follow N.W.A.
N.W.A.
N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....
's lead, South Central Cartel first appeared with their debut album South Central Madness
South Central Madness
South Central Madness is the debut album by South Central Cartel.-Track listing:#County Bluz#Say Goodbye to the Badd Guyz#Ya Want Sum a Dis#Conspiracy#Neighborhood Jacka#U Gotta Deal wit Dis #I Get My Roll On#Ya Getz Clowned#Hookaz...
in 1991, before releasing a succession of albums throughout the remainder of the decade. After their follow-up, 1994s 'N Gatz We Truss
'N Gatz We Truss
N Gatz We Truss is the second studio album by American rap group South Central Cartel. It was released May 10, 1994 on South Central Cartel's G.W.K. Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings....
, generated a sizable amount of attention in the gangsta rap underground. Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
signed the group, eventually resulting in their most commercially successful album, 1997s All Day Everyday
All Day Everyday
All Day Everyday is the third album by the American rap group South Central Cartel and is one of their most critically acclaimed albums.- Track listing :# West Coast Gangstas# I'm A Rider# Niggas Git Dealt Wit# It Don't Stop# All Day Everyday...
.
During this same era, group leaders Havoc & Prodeje
Havoc & Prodeje
Havoc & Prodeje was a rap duo consisting of South Central Cartel members, Havoc and Prodeje. The duo came together during the peak of South Central Cartel's popularity in 1993 releasing Livin' in a Crime Wave, but the album failed to make it to the charts...
together released a string of albums on Pump Records as well, helping garner a small yet healthy cult audience. Despite their lack of mainstream success, the group does stand alongside fellow early-'90s West Coast colleagues such as N.W.A.
N.W.A.
N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....
, Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:...
, and Above the Law as gangsta rap pioneers.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip hop albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1992 | South Central Madness South Central Madness South Central Madness is the debut album by South Central Cartel.-Track listing:#County Bluz#Say Goodbye to the Badd Guyz#Ya Want Sum a Dis#Conspiracy#Neighborhood Jacka#U Gotta Deal wit Dis #I Get My Roll On#Ya Getz Clowned#Hookaz... |
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| 1994 | 'N Gatz We Truss 'N Gatz We Truss N Gatz We Truss is the second studio album by American rap group South Central Cartel. It was released May 10, 1994 on South Central Cartel's G.W.K. Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings.... |
#32 | #4 |
| 1997 | All Day Everyday All Day Everyday All Day Everyday is the third album by the American rap group South Central Cartel and is one of their most critically acclaimed albums.- Track listing :# West Coast Gangstas# I'm A Rider# Niggas Git Dealt Wit# It Don't Stop# All Day Everyday... |
#178 | #35 |
| 1999 | Concrete Jungle Vol. 1 Concrete Jungle Vol. 1 Concrete Jungle Vol. 1 is the fourth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Concrete Jungle# No Man Shall I Fear# Break Bread# Costa Nostra# They Don't Want It# All Day Long feat... |
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| 2001 | Gangsta Conversation Gangsta Conversation Gangsta Conversation is the fifth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Do Ya Thang# Crucial# Pretty Bitch# Still Saggin'# Mucho Ye'llo# My N.I.G.G.A.Z.# Baby I Gee # Dirty South Central... |
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| 2002 | We Have the Right to Remain Violent We Have the Right to Remain Violent We Have the Right to Remain Violent is the sixth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.In this album, the member Havikk the Rhime Son was not featured in any songs.- Track listing :# Intro# The War Is On... |
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| 2003 | South Central Hella South Central Hella South Central Hella is the seventh album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Intro# Don't Trip# Yea Baby# Famous# Hit It in My Chuccz# Do It Movin# Body Shots# Thug the Club# Welcome to L.A.# So Many Words... |
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| 2005 | Westurrection Westurrection Westurrection is the eighth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Intro# Where da Enemies At# Act Like Ya Know# Cali Game# South Central # Front Row# Flash & Cash # Y-U-Hatin... |
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| 2006 | Random Violence Random Violence (album) Random Violence is the ninth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Intro# Wild Wild West # Khaki's, T-Shirts, Chuccz# Neva Got Caught# Like a Gangsta... |
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| 2006 | Tha Hoodz in Us Tha Hoodz in Us Tha Hoodz in Us is the tenth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel.- Track listing :# Betta Bring a Gun# Cartel 4 L.# Fuc Em Fuc Em# Calidays# I'm on My Way# Pussy Ain't Free# Hooka Hoe# That's Me# Westcoast Riders# What I Cherish... |
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| 2009 | Chucc N It Up | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| Hot rap singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
Hot R&B/Hip hop songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1992 | "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis (Gangsta Luv)" | #30 | - | South Central Madness South Central Madness South Central Madness is the debut album by South Central Cartel.-Track listing:#County Bluz#Say Goodbye to the Badd Guyz#Ya Want Sum a Dis#Conspiracy#Neighborhood Jacka#U Gotta Deal wit Dis #I Get My Roll On#Ya Getz Clowned#Hookaz... |
| "Ya Getz Clowned" | - | - | ||
| 1993 | "Pops Was a Rolla" | #19 | - | |
| "Servin' Em Heat" | - | - | 'N Gatz We Truss 'N Gatz We Truss N Gatz We Truss is the second studio album by American rap group South Central Cartel. It was released May 10, 1994 on South Central Cartel's G.W.K. Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings.... |
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| 1994 | "Gang Stories" (featuring Mr. 3-2 & Big Mike Big Mike Michael Barnett, better known by his stage name Big Mike, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was originally a member of Convicts with Houston rapper Mr. 3-2. Its album would be the first of many releases Mike would put out on Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records... ) |
#12 | #63 | |
| "It's a S.C.C. Thang" (featuring The Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites are a Chicago-based smooth soul vocal quartet from the early 1970s, one of the few from the period not to come from Memphis or Philadelphia... ) |
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| "Seventeen Switches" | - | - | ||
| 1997 | "All Day Everyday" | - | - | All Day Everyday All Day Everyday All Day Everyday is the third album by the American rap group South Central Cartel and is one of their most critically acclaimed albums.- Track listing :# West Coast Gangstas# I'm A Rider# Niggas Git Dealt Wit# It Don't Stop# All Day Everyday... |
| "S.C.G.'z" | - | - | ||
Other related releases
- Big Prodeje - Hood Music (2004)
- Big Prodeje - Random Violence (2004)
- Big Prodeje - If the Chucc Fits, Wear It! (2005)
- Big Prodeje - Hood 2 da Good (2007)
- Hava Rochie - Self Made Legend: It's My Time to Shine (2000)
- Havikk - The Rhime Son (2008)
- Havikk & Hirntot Posse - Worldwide Cartel (2008)
- Havoc & ProdejeHavoc & ProdejeHavoc & Prodeje was a rap duo consisting of South Central Cartel members, Havoc and Prodeje. The duo came together during the peak of South Central Cartel's popularity in 1993 releasing Livin' in a Crime Wave, but the album failed to make it to the charts...
- Livin' in a Crime WaveLivin' in a Crime WaveLivin' in a Crime Wave is the debut album released by South Central Cartel members, Havoc & Prodeje. It was released on May 25, 1993 for Quality Records and was produced by the duo and DJ Ace the Ringleader...
(1993) - Havoc & ProdejeHavoc & ProdejeHavoc & Prodeje was a rap duo consisting of South Central Cartel members, Havoc and Prodeje. The duo came together during the peak of South Central Cartel's popularity in 1993 releasing Livin' in a Crime Wave, but the album failed to make it to the charts...
- Kickin' GameKickin' GameKickin' Game is the second album released by Havoc & Prodeje. It was released on October 25, 1994 for Quality Records and was produced by the duo...
(1994) - Havoc & ProdejeHavoc & ProdejeHavoc & Prodeje was a rap duo consisting of South Central Cartel members, Havoc and Prodeje. The duo came together during the peak of South Central Cartel's popularity in 1993 releasing Livin' in a Crime Wave, but the album failed to make it to the charts...
- Truez Neva StopTruez Neva StopTruez Neva Stop is the third and final album released by Havoc & Prodeje. It was released on September 9, 1997 for Quality Records and was produced by the duo and Talk Box.-Track listing:#"Truez Neva Stop"- 4:53#"Still Gettin' Clowned"- 4:10...
(1997) - L.V. - I Am L.V.I Am L.V.I Am L.V. is the debut album from the West Coast artist L.V..- Track listing :# "Throw Your Hands Up" # "The "G" Within"# "The Wrong Come Up" # "Take a Ride"...
(1996) - L.V. - How LongHow Long (album)How long is the second album from the West Coast artist L.V..- Track listing :# "Intro"# "How Long" # "One Chance"# "Forgive Me Girl"# "Hustlers 4 Life" # "Everyday Hustler" # "Come Home With Me"...
(2000) - L.V. & Prodeje - The Playground (2002)
- L.V. & Prodeje - Hood Affiliated (2008)
- Sh'Killa - Gangstrez from da Bay (1996)
- Young Murder Squad - Murder Squad NationwideMurder Squad NationwideMurder Squad Nationwide is an album by American rap group South Central Cartel and friends. It was released February 14, 1995 on South Central Cartel's G.W.K. Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album features production by Ant Banks, DJ Gripp, G$ Money and Prodeje...
(1995) - Young Murder Squad - How We Livin' (1996)
- Young Murder Squad - Don't B Scared (2003)
- Young Prodeje - Diablo Flame-on (1998)
- Young Prod - Gangsta Life (2008)