"Dumpin' Em in Ditches" is a hit‐track from the American

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per

Spice 1 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 1992. Career Jive Re ...

's second studio album, ''

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'', released on September 28, 1993 on

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. The song reached #34 on the Hot

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/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #79 on the

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/ Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Along with the single, a music video was also released for the song. The music video features Spice 1 singing, portrayed as a

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or a

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, interspersed with various clips from 1930s and 1940s gangster movies. The song was later included on the first Spice 1's greatest hits album, ''

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'', in 1998.

References

{{authority control 1993 songs 1993 singles Spice 1 songs Jive Records singles Gangsta rap songs