The Gambino Family was an American
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
group founded by
Master P
Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...
in 1997, named after the Gambino crime family. The four members of the group were Lil Gotti (after
John Gotti), Malachi, Pheno and Reginelli (after
Marco Reginelli).
Biography
The Gambino Family made their debut mainstream appearance in 1997 on the
soundtrack to ''I'm Bout It'' on the song "Why They Wanna See Me Dead". After appearing on numerous
No limit releases in 1998, including
Steady Mobb'n
Steady Mobb'n was an American hip hop duo composed of Crooked Eye and Billy Bathgate, from the Ghost Town, Oakland, California, Ghost Town section of West Oakland. The duo were formally signed to No Limit Records & Bomb Shelter Entertainment i ...
's ''
Black Mafia'',
Soulja Slim
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's ''
Give It 2 'Em Raw
''Give It 2 'Em Raw'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Soulja Slim, released on May 19, 1998, on No Limit Records and Priority Records, Priority. The album was a success, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. ...
'' and
Fiend's ''
There's One in Every Family'', the group's debut album entitled ''
Ghetto Organized'' was released on October 20, 1998. Though it found big success on the
Billboard charts
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, peaking at #17 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and #3 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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. In 1999 Malachi and Reginelli formed the group Young Guns, appearing on Lil Soldiers' Boot Camp album and Master P's Only God Can Judge Me. They joined TRU Records in 2000, appearing together on C-Murder's
Trapped In Crime
''Trapped in Crime'' is the third studio album by C-Murder released on September 5, 2000, on No Limit, TRU and Priority. The album was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Donald XL Robertson, Carlos Stephens, Ke'Noe and more. The album features gue ...
, and on C-Murder's albums: Reginelli on
C-P-3.com, Malachi on Tru Dawgs and Screamin' 4 Vengeance.
Jhon Matthew Gotti
Discography
Albums
Singles
As lead artist
See also
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No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal ...
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No Limit Records discography
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This is a list of albums released by No Limit Records between 1991–2006.
No Limit Records Distribution: In-A-Minute (1991–1994), Solar Music Group (1994–1995), Priority (1995–2001), Universal (2001–200 ...
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Beats by the Pound
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The collective helped sell 30 million records for Ma ...
References
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American hip-hop groups
Southern hip-hop groups
No Limit Records artists
Gangsta rap groups