Little Bruce, is an American rapper from

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, best known for this 1994 debut album released on

Sick Wid It Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

, now known as Heavy on the Grind Entertainment, and

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XXXtra Manish ''XXXtra Manish'' is the debut album by American rapper Little Bruce, released October 11, 1994, on Sick Wid It and Jive Records. The album was produced by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton, and executive produced by B-Legit and E-40. The alb ...

''.

Background

Little Bruce began rapping in 1989 and had a feud with Mac Dre from then until 1991, where the two rappers made several diss tracks towards each other. He was signed to Sick Wid' It in 1990 and released his debut album in 1994. Before releasing it Little Bruce appeared on several

Sick Wid It Records Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

releases, including: ''

Tryin' to Get a Buck ''Tryin' to Get a Buck'' is the debut album by American rapper B-Legit, released March 2, 1993 on Sick Wid It Records. The album was produced entirely by Studio Ton. It peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at numbe ...

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'' and '' Down and Dirty''. His debut album was released October 11, 1994 on Sick Wid It and

, titled: ''

''. The album was produced by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton, and

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B-Legit Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. Early life Brandt "B-Legit" Jones graduated from General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Senior High School on June 17, 19 ...

and

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, a ...

. It peaked at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. ((( XXXtra Manish > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-16. The album features guest performances by

Kaveo The Mossie was an American rap group from Vallejo, California, with members: Kaveo, Mugzi and Tap Dat Ass. They first appeared together on E-40's 1993 EP, ''The Mail Man''. Before dropping their 1997 debut album, ''Have Heart Have Money'', on Si ...

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Funk Mobb Funk Mobb was an American, short lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were only active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Little Bruce's debut album, ...

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G-Note Lil Italy (born September 8, 1973) is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick With It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded. He joined No Limit Rec ...

, K-1 &

Mac Shawn Funk Mobb was an American, short lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were only active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Little Bruce's debut album, ...

). To promote the album, a single and a

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were released for the song, "Mobbin' In My Old School". After releasing his debut album, he was dropped from the label because of tensions between fellow label-mates, in 1995. Little Bruce then left the music business to pursue pimping, although he occasionally made guest appearances on other Bay Area rappers albums, including: ''

The Hogg in Me ''The Hogg in Me'' is compilation presented by American rap label Sick Wid It Records. It was released November 21, 1995 on Sick Wid It and Jive Records. The album was produced by Celly Cel, Damian Law, Dre "Young Dog" Riggins, Filthy Rich, Kevin ...

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It Ain't 4 Play ''It Ain't 4 Play'' is the only studio album released by American hip hop group Funk Mobb. It was released July 15, 1996 via Sick Wid It/Jive Records. Production was handled by K-Lou, Studio Ton, LeVitti, Kevin Gardner, Redwine, Stevie Dee, and Fu ...

'', '' The Hemp Museum'', ''

Mash Confusion ''Mash Confusion'' is the debut album by American rap group A-1, released August 24, 1999 on Sick Wid It and Jive Records. A-1 is composed of Big Bone and D-Day. The album features production by Bosko, K-Lou, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and Tone Capone ...

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Rapper Gone Bad ''Rapper Gone Bad'' is an album by the American rapper Mac Dre. It was released on September 28, 1999, on Romp Records/Swerve Music in conjunction with Sumo Productions. There are guest appearances from Warren G, Kokane, Little Bruce, and B-Legit ...

'' and '' Hempin' Ain't Easy''. In 2000 he returned to the music business with his second studio album, ''Give It to Me Baby!''. The album features guest appearances by B-Legit,

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Lil Italy Lil Italy (born September 8, 1973) is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick With It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded. He joined No Limit Rec ...

and

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. Little Bruce was a frequent collaborator with

Mac Dre Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence of hyphy The term hyphy ( ) is Oakland slang meaning "h ...

and performed on several of the releases. He released albums of his own, including: ''Base Rock 2 Pimp Socks'', ''The Liquid Assets Deal'' and a greatest hits collection, ''Triple X Classics''. The compilation, ''Mac Dre Presents Little Bruce'', features previously released music from, ''Give It to Me Baby!'', and some new material. The album, ''The Supa Sig Tapes'', is collection of early material recorded by Mac Dre and Little Bruce, from 1989–1991. ((( Little Bruce> Discography > Main Albums )))

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. Retrieved on 2010-02-16

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1994) *''Give It to Me Baby!'' (2000) *''Base Rock 2 Pimp Socks'' (2005) *''The Liquid Assets Deal'' (2007) *''Uncorrectable'' (2010)

Compilation albums

*''The Supa Sig Tapes'' with Mac Dre (2003) *''XXX Classics'' (2003) *''Mac Dre Presents Little Bruce'' (2003)

Mixtapes

*''The Truth'' (2006)

Extended plays

*''Free'' with Dubee (2014)

Guest appearances

*1992: "Fuck and Get Up" (from the

album ''

'') *1992: "Let Him Have It" (from the

album ''

'') *1992: "Old School" (from

The Click The Click was a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The group's members are E-40 (Earl Stevens), his cousin B-Legit (Brandt Jones), his brother D-Shot (Danell Stevens), and his sister Suga-T (Tanina Stevens). Toge ...

album '' Down and Dirty'') *1995: "It's Time to Mobb" (from the Sick Wid It compilation ''

'') *1995: "The Zone" (from the

album ''

'') *1996: "Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us" (from the

album '' The Hemp Museum'') *1996: "Hennessey" (from the Potna Deuce album ''Heron Soup'') *1998: "Major League" (from the

D-Shot Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr. (born December 12, 1969), better known as D-Shot, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well a ...

compilation ''Boss Ballin' 2: The Mob Bosses'') *1998: "Where The Weed at", "Chips" and "Where You From" (from the

Marvaless Marva Jean Cooks II (born August 28, 1975), better known by her stage name Marvaless, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California. Career In 1992, a year after finishing high school, Cooks got together with C-Bo to record her debut albu ...

album ''

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'') *1999: "Mathematics" (from the A-1 album ''

'') *1999: "Valley Joe" (from the

album ''

'') *2000: "Rap Star" and "The World Is a Mutha" (from the

album '' Hempin' Ain't Easy'') *2001: "Have You Eva" and "Chevs and Fords" (from the

album '' It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It'') *2002: "Pimpin' Appealin'" (from the Miami compilation ''Collection of Dope'') *2008: "Livin' N Da City" (from the

compilation '' Dre Area'')

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