T. Robinson, professionally know by his

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Top Quality is a former American rapper and a member of hip hop collective

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. Signing to

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in the early 1990s, he became the first rapper from

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to get a major record label deal. After appearing in ''

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'' magazine's ''Unsigned Hype'', a column dedicated to finding unsigned talent, Top Quality eventually caught the eye of PMD, who made him a member of the rap collective

and was subsequently signed a deal with RCA Records. His debut album, ''

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'' was released in May 1994 and was executively produced by Smith himself. The album, however, was a commercial failure. Unlike other Hit Squad releases at the time, ''Magnum Opus'' failed to sell many copies and peaked at only No. 95 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B Albums chart. After being released from RCA, Top Quality appeared on PMD's '' Shadē Business'' in 1994 and 3rd Eye's ''Planets'' in 1998. Top Quality has been played on NTS shows including The NCA Show with Brassfoot, with ''Magnum Opus'' first played on November 21, 2017.

Discography

;Studio albums ;Singles *1992: "Northbound Renegade" / "Let Me Breathe" / "Who The Hell Am I" (New Image Records) *1993: "Magnum Opus" (

) *1994: "I Can't Hear You" (RCA/

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) *1994: "What" (PMD Records) - *

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;Guest appearances *"Fake Homeyz" by PMD and 3rd Eye from '' Shadē Business'' (1994) *"No Shorts and No Sleep" by PMD, 3rd Eye and Zone 7 from ''Shadē Business'' (1994) *"Troopers Represent" by 3rd Eye,

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and Zone 7 from ''Planets'' (1998)

References

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