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The College Boyz was an American hip hop group and voice actors composed of R.O.M., Squeak, B. Selector and DJ Cue. The group was signed to
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...
. Originally calling itself RMG, the group changed its name to College Boyz upon moving to
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. They released their debut, '' Radio Fusion Radio'', on April 7, 1992, through
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...
. The album was not a huge success, but it managed to make it to three different charts, peaking at #118 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #25 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
and #2 on the
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. ''Radio Fusion Radio'' also featured the hit single "Victim of the Ghetto", which peaked at #68 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #1 on the
Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) 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 statio ...
. On October 4, 1994, the group released their second and final album '' Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo'''. It made it to #80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and producing a single "Rollin" that reached #49 on the Hot Rap Singles. The College Boyz disbanded in 1994 with Romany "R.O.M." Malco eventually becoming a successful actor and DJ Cue going on to found The Row Church Without Walls in Los Angeles'
Skid Row
neighborhood.


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{{Authority control Hip-hop groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles American musical quartets American male voice actors Virgin Records artists Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 1991 establishments in California