Menajahtwa was a female rap duo from
Compton, California composed of female rappers Spice and Royal T. They were signed to
Eazy-E's
Ruthless Records in the 1990s.
History
The duo made their debut in 1992 on Eazy-E's
EP, ''
5150: Home 4 tha Sick'' on the track entitled "Merry Muthafuckin' Xmas" alongside Eazy-E,
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and
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. Two years later, on August 23, 1994, Menajahtwa released their first and only album entitled ''
Cha-Licious'', which featured production from Eazy-E,
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DJ U-Neek
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. The album spawned two singles "La La La" and "Giv Tha Azz 2 No 1", however the album did not do well and neither the album nor the singles charted. Despite the albums' miscomings they would stay together for a few more years and appeared on Eazy-E's 1995 song "Gangsta Beat 4 Tha Street", and on
Adina Howard's 1997 "Swerve On". As well as writing Adina Howards "Freak And You Know It" produced by DJ Quik. Shortly after "Swerve On" the duo disbanded, but remain best friends to this day.
Discography
Hip hop groups from California
Women hip hop groups
Musicians from Compton, California
American musical duos
Hip hop duos
Ruthless Records artists
African-American women rappers
American women rappers
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