College Boyz
College Boyz
College Boyz
Background information
Also known asRMG
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
GenresHip hop
Years active1991–1994
LabelsVirgin/EMI Records
MembersR.O.M.
Squeak
B. Selector
DJ Cue

The College Boyz was an American hip hop group and voice actors composed of R.O.M., Squeak, B. Selector and DJ Cue.[1]

The group was signed to Virgin Records. Originally calling itself RMG, the group changed its name to College Boyz upon moving to Los Angeles.

They released their debut, Radio Fusion Radio, on April 7, 1992, through Virgin Records.[1] The album was not a huge success, but it managed to make it to three different charts, peaking at #118 on the Billboard 200, #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #2 on the Top Heatseekers. Radio Fusion Radio also featured the hit single "Victim of the Ghetto", which peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Singles.

On October 4, 1994, the group released their second and final album Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo'.[1] It made it to #80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and producing a single "Rollin" that reached #49 on the Hot Rap Singles. The College Boyz disbanded in 1994 with Romany "R.O.M." Malco eventually becoming a successful actor.

Discography

Year Album Chart Positions
US US Hip-Hop Heatseekers
1992 Radio Fusion Radio 118 25 2
1994 Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo' - 80 -
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 60. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
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