Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from

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. He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the

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hip-hop scene. Spice 1 released six albums under

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along with one

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. Three of them, ''

Spice 1 Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained p ...

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'' and '' AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'', were

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Personal life

Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward. When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead. On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in

Discography

Studio albums *''

'' (1992) *''

'' (1993) *'' AmeriKKKa's Nightmare'' (1994) *'' 1990-Sick'' (1995) *'' The Black Bossalini'' (1997) *'' Immortalized'' (1999) *'' The Last Dance'' (2000) *'' Spiceberg Slim'' (2002) *'' The Ridah'' (2004) *''Dyin' 2 Ball'' (2005) *''The Truth'' (2005) *''Haterz Nightmare'' (2015) *''Throne of Game'' (2017) *''Platinum O.G.'' (2019) *''This Is Thug World, Vol. 1'' (2020) *''Platinum O.G. 2'' (2024) Collaborative albums *''

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as Criminalz) (2001) *''NTA: National Thug Association'' (with Bad Boy) (2003) *'' The Pioneers'' (with

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) (2004) *''Thug Lordz Trilogy'' (with

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and

Yukmouth Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. Career Yukmouth is a member of the rap duo L ...

as Thug Lordz) (2006) *''Keep It Gangsta'' (with MC Eiht) (2006) *''Criminal Intent'' (with

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) (2007) *''Thug Therapy'' (with Bossolo) (2015)

References

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