Major Figgas

Major Figgas
Major Figgas
Origin North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genres Hip-Hop
Years active 2000–2001
Labels RuffNation/Warner Bros.
Members
Gillie da Kid
Bump J
Dutch
Spade-O
Bianca
Past members
Ressy Rolx
Ab Liva
Wal Lo
Chops
Rucis (deceased)
El Dinero
P-Nut
Dirty Rik

Major Figgas was an American rap group from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

Major Figgas was founded in the Erie Ave area of Philadelphia by Gillie Da Kid and Abliva, who were friends from the neighborhood.[1] They knew Bump J, Dutch and Rolx from all living in the same area, and eventually expanded after inducting Spade and Bianca. Chops, Rucie, L deniro and Dirty Rik all soon came aboard.

After releasing several underground tapes, they released the full-length Figgas 4 Life independently which landed them a deal with RuffNation Records/Warner Bros. Records. At this time they had an ongoing back and forth feud with Jay-Z & his Roc-A-Fella rap group State Property. An expanded edition of the album was issued in 2000, which reached #115 on the Billboard 200 and #29 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] Their lone major radio hit was "Yeah That's Us", which hit #2 on the U.S. Rap Singles chart and #34 on the R&B Singles chart.[3] They received a ASCAP Song of the Year award for "Yeah that's us" in 2001.

Venturing out in different endeavors since then they continue to come together on mixtapes and events. Gillie da Kid has recently attracted media attention from his disputes with Lil Wayne over songwriting, all while releasing several mixtapes with other artists from Major Figgas. "Frontin' like your daddy" is a song which outlines this beef and makes several disparaging claims towards Lil Wayne, Baby, and Cash Money Records. Gillie (GDK) is now arguably one of the most recognizable rappers from the North Philly area, and this group has been influential to Lil Wayne's style and lyrical content, as well as other notable rappers from Philadelphia such as Cassidy, Vinnie Paz, and Cyssero.

Discography

Year Album Chart Positions
US US Hip-Hop
2000 Figgas 4 Life 115 29

References

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann, Major Figgas at Allmusic
  2. ^ Billboard, Allmusic
  3. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic

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