Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California, best known for his 1994 album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988 - 2003. His self-titled debut was also listed in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.
He was first discovered by rapper Too Short. Hi...
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Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California, best known for his 1994 album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988 - 2003. His self-titled debut was also listed in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.
He was first discovered by rapper Too Short. His first release, Let It Be Known EP, was not well-known or widely released, and included seven old-school style tracks. His self-titled debut album Spice 1 was a very vivid and fatalistic Gangsta rap album, and his angry, edgy, and pessimistic rapping style and tone only added to the despair emanating from the disc. He followed it with an even more bitter and nihilistic release, 187 He Wrote in 1993, complete with simulated gunfire.
Spice 1 managed to release six albums under Jive records along with one greatest hits album. It was reported by...
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