Harold Armstrong (born October 22, 1969) better known as DMG (short for DetriMental Ganxta), is an American rapper formally signed to

Rap-a-Lot Records Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget in 1986. Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut ''The Vigilante''. The label w ...

Career

DMG got his break when he met Scarface after a concert. Scarface got DMG a record deal with Rap-a-Lot, where he released his debut album in 1993 entitled ''

Rigormortiz ''Rigormortiz'' is the debut album by rapper DMG. It was released on June 1, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot and Priority Records and featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe and DMG's mentor Scarface. The album made it to 40 on the R&B charts and 2 ...

''. The album reached Billboard's R&B and Heatseekers charts. Two years later, DMG was invited to join

Facemob Facemob was an American hip hop group put together by rapper Scarface. The group consisted of 350, DMG, Devin the Dude, Chi-Ray and Smit-D, with Scarface producing and writing songs for the group's debut album. The group first made an uncre ...

, a rap group featuring rappers from different regions. Facemob's debut album, ''

The Other Side of the Law ''The Other Side of the Law'' is the debut studio album by American rap group Facemob. It was released on August 13, 1996 through Rap-A-Lot Records. Recording sessions took place at the Hippie House studios in Houston and at the Enterprise in Bu ...

'' was released in 1996 and peaked at 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200. After the Facemob, DMG continued making guest appearances on Rap-a-Lot albums throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. DMG returned to Rap-a-Lot in 2002, participating on Facemob's second album, ''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the ce ...

''. The following year DMG released his second album, ''

Black Roulette ''Black Roulette'' is the second and final studio album by rapper DMG. It was released on January 28, 2003 through Rap-a-Lot Records, nearly ten years after his previous album, ''Rigormortiz'', was released. Track listing #"All Balls, No Brain ...

''.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

References

External links

* DMG at allmusic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:DMG African-American male rappers Horrorcore artists Living people Rappers from Minnesota Gangsta rappers 1969 births Midwest hip hop musicians 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people