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Videos: Above The Law

100 Spokes

Black Superman

For The Funk Of It

Kalifornia

Murder Rap

Untouchable


Above the Law is a rap group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss.

In 1989, the group signed to the late Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, releasing albums such as 1990's Livin' Like Hustlers, 1991's Vocally Pimpin' (EP), 1992's Black Mafia Life and 1994's Uncle Sam's Curse, which was the last record on Ruthless Records. Shortly after Eazy-E'z death, the group signed to Tommy Boy Records in 1996. They released Time Will Reveal and Legends In 1999, The group signed to Suge Knight's Death Row Records but left in 2002. "Murder Rap", a song by Above the Law from their album, Livin' Like Hustlers, appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the West Coast fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos.

The group was apart of the West Coast Rap All-Stars, contributing to "We're All in the Same Gang", a 1990 collaboration of West Coast hip-hop artists that assembled for this song to promote an anti-violence message.

G-funk origins

Above the Law claim to have invented the "G-funk" sound, which was made popular by Dr. Dre's The Chronic.

* Released: February 22, 1990
* Billboard 200 chart position: #75[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #14[3]
* Last RIAA certification: N/A
* Singles: "Murder Rap", "Untouchable"

Vocally Pimpin'

* Released: July 16, 1991
* Billboard 200 chart position: #120[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #37[3]
* Last RIAA certification: N/A
* Singles: "4 the Funk of It"

Black Mafia Life

* Released: February 2, 1992
* Billboard 200 chart position: #37[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #6[3]
* Last RIAA certification: N/A
* Singles: "V.S.O.P.", "Call It What You Want"

Uncle Sam's Curse

* Released: July 10, 1994
* Billboard 200 chart position: #113[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #15[3]
* Last RIAA certification: N/A
* Singles: "Black Superman", "Kalifornia"

Time Will Reveal

* Released: October 22, 1996
* Billboard 200 chart position: #80[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #16[3]
* Singles: "100 Spokes", "City of Angels", "Endonesia"

Legends

* Released: February 16, 1998
* Billboard 200 chart position: #142[3]
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #27[3]
* Singles: "Adventures of", "Streets"

Forever: Rich Thugs, Book One

* Released: October 26, 1999
* Billboard 200 chart position: #104
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #33
* Singles:

Sex, Money & Music

* Released: February 27, 2009
* Billboard 200 chart position:
* R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:
* Singles: "Sex, Money & Music"/"Ghetto Platinum" (2002)

 



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