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Seagram Miller (April 13, 1970 – July 31, 1996) was an American
rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
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Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
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California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States. Seagram released two albums, ''
The Dark Roads ''The Dark Roads'' is the debut album by American rapper Seagram, released 1992 on Rap-A-Lot Records and Priority Records. The album features guest performances by labelmates: Scarface, Ganksta N-I-P, Bushwick Bill and Willie D. It peaked at n ...
'' (1992) and '' Reality Check'' (1994). He was killed in a drive-by shooting on July 31, 1996, which remains unsolved.The List: Rappers gunned down
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He is interred in Oakland. A posthumous album, ''
Souls on Ice ''Souls on Ice'' is the third and final studio album by American rapper Seagram. It was released posthumously on August 12, 1997, by Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe Records, a year after Seagram's passing. Seagram was murdered by gunfire on July 31, 1996, ...
'', was released in 1997.


Discography


Studio albums

*''
The Dark Roads ''The Dark Roads'' is the debut album by American rapper Seagram, released 1992 on Rap-A-Lot Records and Priority Records. The album features guest performances by labelmates: Scarface, Ganksta N-I-P, Bushwick Bill and Willie D. It peaked at n ...
'' (1992) *'' Reality Check'' (1994)


Posthumous studio albums

*''
Souls on Ice ''Souls on Ice'' is the third and final studio album by American rapper Seagram. It was released posthumously on August 12, 1997, by Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe Records, a year after Seagram's passing. Seagram was murdered by gunfire on July 31, 1996, ...
'' (1997)


Compilation albums

*''Greatest Hits'' (2009) *''Bay Business Soundtrack'' (2016)


Singles

*"The Vill" (from the album ''The Dark Roads'') (1992) *"The Dark Roads" (from the album ''The Dark Roads'') (1992) *"Eastside" (from the album ''Reality Check'') (1994) *"If the World Was Mine" (from the album ''Souls on Ice'') (1997)


Music videos

*"The Vill" (from the album ''The Dark Roads'') (1992) *"The Dark Roads" (from the album ''The Dark Roads'') (1992) *"Eastside" (from the album ''Reality Check'') (1994) *"If the World Was Mine" (from the album ''Souls on Ice'') (1997)


Guest appearances


See also

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List of murdered hip hop musicians This is a list of rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop has a ...


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