Jamal Phillips (born April 26, 1979), known professionally

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as Jamal and formerly as Mally G, is an American rapper and record producer. He started his career as one-half of rap duo

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, the rap act formed by

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in the early 1990s.

Career

Illegal and going solo

Phillips' tenure with Illegal was short-lived; following the lukewarm response to 1993's The Untold Truth — the group's full-length debut — Phillips embarked on a solo career. He teamed up with

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of the

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to release 1995's '' Last Chance, No Breaks'', his debut release. The album (produced by

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, Redman,

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and Sermon) peaked at #10 and #37 on

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's ''Heatseekers'' and ''Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'' charts respectively. The album also spawned a pair of hit singles — "Fades Em All", which sampled

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's "Ready to Die", and "Keep It Real", which sampled

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's "Ribbon in the Sky".

Smoke-a-Lot Records

In 2006, Jamal signed a deal with rapper

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to be a part of his

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label.

Other collaborations

In 1995 he performed on ''

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'', the LP from Junior M.A.F.I.A. He has since gone on to collaborate with other renowned rappers; in 1996, he was featured on ''

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'' the LP from

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and

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's ''

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''. The following year, he teamed up again with Busta Rhymes, performing on that rapper's 1997 LP, ''

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''. In 1998, he collaborated with the Def Squad on ''

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'', their debut release. He also had production duties on '' B.Coming'', the 2005 release from

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. Jamal appears on Illegal bandmate Malik's recent (2005) CD "Malik M.D. aka Hershey Locc Hefner: The Game Needs Me". He has also appeared on songs with

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, Bone Thugs N Harmony,

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and others. Jamal also appears on Skullz' 2018 single "Everybody Can Get It" feat. Juxx Diamondz.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Singles

References

External links

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Mally G
entry at

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under the Mally G moniker
Jamal
entry at Discogs under the Jamal moniker

Malik M.D's CD featuring Jamal at CD Baby

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