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The College Boyz was an American hip hop group and voice actors composed of R.O.M., Squeak, B. Selector and DJ Cue. The group was signed to
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. Originally calling itself RMG, the group changed its name to College Boyz upon moving to
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. They released their debut, ''
Radio Fusion Radio ''Radio Fusion Radio'' is the debut album by rap group, the College Boyz. It was released on April 7, 1992 through Virgin Records. The album found some success, making it to #118 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #2 ...
'', on April 7, 1992, through
Virgin Records Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwid ...
. 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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated J ...
and #2 on the
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. ''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' ''Nuttin' Less Nuttin' Mo is the second and final album released by rap group, the College Boyz. It was released on October 4, 1994 through Virgin and Capitol Records. After a successful debut two years prior, this album failed to match the success ...
''. 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.


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{{Authority control Hip hop groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical quartets American male voice actors Virgin Records artists Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 1991 establishments in California