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Above the Law

Background information
Origin Pomona, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active 1989-Present
Labels Ruthless
Warner Bros.
Death Row
Tommy Boy
Street Solid
Associated acts Eazy-E, Kokane
Members
Cold 187um
KMG the Illustrator
DJ Total K-Oss
Former members
Go Mack

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 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 on video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the West Coast fictional radio station, Radio Los Santos.[1]

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G-funk origins

Above the Law claim to have invented the "G-funk" sound, which was made big by Dr. Dre's "The Chronic".[2]

Discography

Album information
Livin' Like Hustlers
  • 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 3, 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
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: 2003
  • Billboard 200 chart position:
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:
  • Singles: "Sex, Money & Music"/"Ghetto Platinum" (2002)

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