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The first artists brought to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Rap-a-Lot+Records%22">Rap-a-Lot Records</a> after the infamous <a href="spotify:artist:3f5fB1YUbkUnW7cf7I0R48">Geto Boys</a>, 5th Ward Boyz originally comprised Andre "007" Barnes and Eric "E-Rock" Taylor. The trio originally recorded for Dewey Forker's Underground Records, but moved through a deal between Forker and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Rap-a-Lot%22">Rap-a-Lot</a> chief James Smith. The two executives helped produce the debut 5th Ward Boyz album, 1993's Ghetto Dope, which was distributed through <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Priority%22">Priority</a>. 5th Ward Boyz released Gangsta Funk the following year after adding third member Richard "Lo-Life" Nash. 1995's Rated G. Usual Suspects followed in 1997, and two years later the group returned with P.W.A. The Album: Keep It Poppin'. A fifth album, Recognize the Mob, was released in fall 2000. ~ John Bush, Rovi
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