Payroll Giovanni
Motor City MC Payroll Giovanni (born Dior Giovanni Petty in 1988) is a member and de facto leader of the Detroit West Side rap crew Doughboyz Cashout. With a style reminiscent of '90s West Coast rap, Giovanni laid a steady, aggressive flow over tales of street life and drug dealing, similar to the output of DBC. Influenced by local Detroit-area legends like Street Lord'z and the late Blade Icewood, DBC continued their hometown's legacy for dense storytelling when they issued their debut mixtape, We Run the City, in 2007. Giovanni made his own debut in 2013 with Get Money Stay Humble, which featured DBC crew members like Big Quis, Chaz Bling, Ro Jack, and B-Mo Maine. Stack Season arrived in 2015. The following year, Giovanni issued Big Bossin, Vol. 1, produced by Cardo (Drake, Kendrick Lamar) and Sosa Dreamz. A second installment, Big Bossin, Vol. 1.5, arrived the same year. The emcee closed the year with his own mixtape, Payface. Produced by fellow Detroit artist Helluva, the album featured "How We Move It," which transformed Montell Jordan's classic "This Is How We Do It" into a hustler's anthem.
In addition to another Cardo-collaboration, Big Bossin, Vol. 2, he packed 2018 with a pair of solo efforts, 4-1P and 10 Stack Commandments. Further honing his throwback style, he issued January 30th, released that day in 2019. The short set featured verses by Chaz Bling, Ygg Tay, Drey Skonie, and more.
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Back 2 The Ba$ics
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment on 20 May 2022
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Giovanni's Way
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 15 Oct 2021
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Big Bossin, Vol. 1
Payroll Giovanni, Cardo Got Wings
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bylug Ent on 13 May 2016
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Spirit Of A Boss
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 25 Sep 2020
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Stack Season
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Payroll Giovanni on 12 Jan 2017
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No Validation Necessary
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment on 27 Sep 2019
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10 Stack Commandments
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment on 7 Dec 2018
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January 30th
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment on 30 Jan 2019
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Sosa Dreamz
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Ent. LLC on 4 Nov 2016
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Get Money Stay Humble
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Payroll Giovanni on 2 Sep 2013
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Since a Lil' Nigga (feat. Big Ouis)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Payroll Giovanni on 14 Jul 2014
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Ghost Mode
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 24 Feb 2023
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Ghetto Rich Niggaz
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by #Boyz Entertainment LLC - BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 25 Jun 2020
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Feel How I Look
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 17 Feb 2023
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Rosary
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment on 5 May 2022
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Balcony Thoughts
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 27 Jan 2023
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Ghost Mode
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 23 Feb 2023
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Real Work
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 10 Jan 2022
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Spirit Of A Boss
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BYLUG Entertainment - EMPIRE on 25 Sep 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo