
Spice 1 is the self-titled debut album by American rapper Spice 1, released April 14, 1992 on Jive Records. It was certified gold by the RIAA. The album was produced by Ant Banks, Blackjack, E-A-Ski & CMT and Spice 1. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 82 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers. One single, "Welcome to the Ghetto", peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 5 on the Billboard Rap Songs.
Robert Lee Green, Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992 and was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988 to 2003. Green said in an interview that his stage name is an acronym for "sex, pistols, indo, cash and entertainment".
Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine’s Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003. Spice’s stage name is an acronym for Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash, and Entertainment. In 1991 he put out his first release, Let It Be Known EP, which was not widely distributed. In 1992, he released his self-titled debut Spice 1, a vivid and fatalistic gangsta rap album. He followed it with an even more bitter and nihilistic release, 187 He Wrote, in 1993. Popular Spice 1 songs. I Got 5 On It (Remix).
His first album, Let It Be Known, was not well-known or widely released, and included seven old-school style tracks. His second album (contains the four more popular tracks from the previous EP, Let It Be Known), widely considered as his debut, was a very vivid and fatalistic Gangsta rap album, and his angry, edgy, and pessimistic rapping style and tone only added to the despair emanating from the disc. He followed it with an even more bitter and nihilistic release, 187 He Wrote in 1993, complete with simulated gunfire
In My Neighborhood, Let It Be Known. 12. Trigga Happy, 187 He Wrote. Hip-Hop/Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, West Coast Rap. Spice 1. Let It Be Known.
Spice 1. 2017 сингл feat. Deanna Nicole, Mic Dubb & Sani G. True Stories. Best Of Spice 1. 1990.
Expanded CD version containing their peruvian only album "Before And After" (El Virrey DEVS 708, 1970). 른 버전(1개 중1개) 모두 보기. 카탈로그 번호.
Album · 2013 · 19 Songs. Let It Be Known (Music Video). 19. The Same Power (Music Video). 19 Songs, 1 Hour 37 Minutes. Released: 10 Mar 2013. (C) 2013 Integrity Music. More By Worship Central.
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Ghetto Thang | 4:23 |
A2 | Let It Be Known | 3:45 |
A3 | 187 Proof (Part 1) | 2:48 |
A4 | 1-900-S.P.I.C.E. | 1:35 |
B1 | In My Neighborhood | 3:45 |
B2 | Break YourselfFeaturing – MC Ant |
4:09 |
B3 | City Streets | 4:55 |
Credits
- Guitar – Shorty B
- Producer – Ant Banks
Notes
Executive Producer: Georgette WillisProduced by Ant Banks for Lipperachi Productions
Published by Amirakami Publishing (BMI)
Manufactured and Distributed by Triad Records
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, EP) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, Single, Promo) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, EP, Lon) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-4 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (Cass, MiniAlbum) | Triad Records | TR-8701-4 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-1 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (12", Promo) | Triad Records | TR-8701-1 | US | 1991 |
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Ghetto Thang | 4:23 |
A2 | Let It Be Known | 3:45 |
A3 | 187 Proof (Part 1) | 2:48 |
A4 | 1-900-S.P.I.C.E. | 1:35 |
B1 | In My Neighborhood | 3:45 |
B2 | Break YourselfFeaturing – MC Ant |
4:09 |
B3 | City Streets | 4:55 |
Credits
- Executive-Producer – Georgette Willis
- Guitar – Shorty B
- Producer – Ant Banks
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, EP) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, Single, Promo) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-2 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (CD, EP, Lon) | Triad Records | TR-8701-2 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-1 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (12", Promo) | Triad Records | TR-8701-1 | US | 1991 |
TR-8701-1 | Spice 1 | Let It Be Known (12", EP) | Triad Records | TR-8701-1 | US | 1991 |