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Spice 1

American rapper

Summary

American rapper

Field	Value
name	Spice 1
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Robert Lee Green Jr.
alias	Fetti Chico, Mr. Bossalini
birth_date
birth_place	Bryan, Texas, U.S.
origin	Hayward, California, U.S.
genre
occupation
years_active	1988–present
label
current_member_of	Criminalz
past_member_of

Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene.

Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one greatest hits album. Three of them, Spice 1, 187 He Wrote and AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, were certified gold.

Personal life

Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward.

When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead.

On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in Hayward.

Discography

Main article: Spice 1 discography

Studio albums

Spice 1 (1992)
187 He Wrote (1993)
AmeriKKKa's Nightmare (1994)
1990-Sick (1995)
The Black Bossalini (1997)
Immortalized (1999)
The Last Dance (2000)
Spiceberg Slim (2002)
The Ridah (2004)
Dyin' 2 Ball (2005)
The Truth (2005)
Haterz Nightmare (2015)
Throne of Game (2017)
Platinum O.G. (2019)
This Is Thug World, Vol. 1 (2020)
Platinum O.G. 2 (2024)

Collaborative albums

Criminal Activity (with Celly Cel as Criminalz) (2001)
NTA: National Thug Association (with Bad Boy) (2003)
The Pioneers (with MC Eiht) (2004)
Thug Lordz Trilogy (with C-Bo and Yukmouth as Thug Lordz) (2006)
Keep It Gangsta (with MC Eiht) (2006)
Criminal Intent (with Jayo Felony) (2007)
Thug Therapy (with Bossolo) (2015)

References

"Robert OG Spice Green - Facebook".
King Eric Productions. (Dec 4, 2011). "Classic Spice 1 Interview (Shout to Dubcnn.com)". Da Shelter.
Wynn, Ron. "Spice 1 - Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic.
Group, Jason Sweeney {{!}} Bay Area News. (2007-12-08). "Rapper Spice 1 describes shooting from hospital bed".
"Spice 1: Gold & Platinum".
Lee, Henry K.. (Dec 7, 2007). "Rapper Spice 1 shot, recovering in hospital". SFGate.
(Oct 16, 2018). "Spice 1 on Signing with Too Short at 16, Stealing a Car to Impress Him". VladTV.

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