Street kingz

The Street Kingz are a Minneapolis, Minnesota based hip-hop group. They gained notoriety in 2007 after the conviction of several members on federal drug charges. cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/11557366.html |title=StarTribune |accessdate=2008-05-15]

Music

The Street Kingz have released several street mixtapes and one studio album as a group. The group's leader Twig also released a solo album. The group is signed to their own independent label Street Knowledge Entertainment and has previously secured national distribution through indie distributor Select-O Hits. [http://www.selectohits.com/catalog/detail/789577205123/] The group featured on several East Coast mixtapes in 2006 with songs featuring artists such as RL of Next and JR Writer of The Diplomats.cite web |url=http://citypages.com/databank/27/1339/article14586.asp |title=City Pages |accessdate=2008-05-15] The group maintained a following on the underground Minneapolis circuit, opening various shows for national acts and doing numerous collaborations with other Minnesota rappers. Their numerous mixtape offerings are credited with helping to launch Minneapolis' brief hip-hop mixtape boom which saw increased output from local rappers as well as an unprecedented level of collaborations on recordings between various artists.cite web |url=http://citypages.com/databank/27/1339/article14586.asp |title=City Pages |accessdate=2008-05-15] The Kingz also gained some national exposure when their debut album received a national distribution deal and their single received limited air-play in various local radio markets in the summer of 2006. They also were featured on the cover of a special edition of the popular Southern Hip-Hop publication Ozone Magazine. cite web |url=http://www.ozonemag.com/main.html |title=Ozone Mag |accessdate=2008-05-15]

Drug Convictions

Two group members, Antwoyn "Twig" Spencer and Derrick "D.B." Spencer were convicted of selling and distributing powder cocaine and crack cocaine as well as money laundering in federal court in Minneapolis in 2007. cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/11557551.html |title=StarTribune |accessdate=2008-05-15]

Discography

*2006: "Crown Gang Family"
**Peak chart position: 88 U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop
*2007: "Brinks"

Mixtapes

*2005: "The Big Boy Game Part 5"
*2006: "Once Upon A Time in Murderapolis"
*2006: "Murderapolis Underground"
*2006: "The Midwest Movement"
*2006: "Big Mike and Sheist Bubz present: The Purple Tape"

Singles

*2006: "Whip So Clean"

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