Playaz Circle was an American

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duo composed of rappers

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and Dolla Boy, both of whom originate from

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. They signed with

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' record label,

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, an imprint of

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to release two albums: '' Supply & Demand'' (2007) and '' Flight 360: The Takeoff'' (2009). The former of which spawned the single "

Duffle Bag Boy "Duffle Bag Boy" is the debut single by American hip hop duo Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne, released as the lead single from the former's debut album, '' Supply & Demand'' (2007). The song was produced by M16 and Liam Kantwill. The song peake ...

" (featuring

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), their only song to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it peaked at number 15 on the chart.

History

1997–2010: Beginnings and debut album

The duo was formed in 1997 by childhood friends Tity Boi (later known as

) and Dolla Boy in College Park, Georgia. The duo put all their money together to release their independent album ''United We Stand, United We Fall''. The album included features from Lil Fate,

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and others from the

family. They were introduced to

by Lil Fate and soon became good friends. Shortly after, Dolla Boy was

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and Tity Boi was shot. As a result, no material was released from the duo until 2007. In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta.

2012–2013: Untitled project and deformation

In late 2012 or early 2013, their two studio albums were removed from

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, most likely because of a copyright claim on the duo's name. In December 2013, 2 Chainz confirmed that he had been recently working with Dolla Boy and that the duo was planning to release another project together, although this has since failed to occur.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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French Biography {{Authority control American hip-hop duos Southern hip-hop groups Def Jam Recordings artists Musical duos from Georgia (U.S. state) Musical groups established in 1997 2 Chainz