Gangsta Pat
One of the first Memphis rappers to make the major-label jump, Gangsta Pat never attained the acclaim or success of fellow Memphis pioneers Three 6 Mafia and Eightball & MJG, yet he still remains noteworthy for his trailblazing. Pat's career began promisingly when Atlantic signed him at the dawn of the gangsta rap era and released #1 Suspect (1991) as well as two accompanying singles, "I'm tha Gangsta" and "Gangsta's Need Love 2." Like most of Atlantic's other rap releases from the time, Pat's debut made little impact, quickly going out of print and leaving the rapper without a recording contract soon after. Pat returned to the underground the next year with Wrap Records, a short-lived indie label distributed by Ichiban. Wrap released two Pat albums, All About Comin' Up (1992) and Sex, Money & Murder (1994), as well as two respective singles, "Gangsta Boogie" and "That Type of Gangsta." Once again, Pat found little success beyond the Atlanta-Memphis axis and thus packed his bags, moving to Power Records for Deadly Verses (1995) and Homicidal Lifestyle (1997). These two albums showcased a more introspective and mature style, as Pat sped up his flow à la Bone and darkened his themes à la Three 6 Mafia. Regardless, despite the cult following he began to garner with these two highly regarded albums, he couldn't translate the support into national sales, and he moved on to yet another label, Red Rum. He remained there for quite a while, releasing a string of albums beginning with The Story of My Life (1997) that tended to emulate the trends of their respective eras. Perhaps as a plea for much-needed publicity, Pat targeted Three 6 Mafia on his 1999 album, Tear Yo Club Down, with a pointed dis track.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Deadly Verses
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on Apr 26, 2011
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Deadly Verses
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on May 19, 1995
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Homicidal Lifestyle
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on Feb 1, 2011
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Homicidal Lifestyle
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on Jan 14, 1997
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Da Dro
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on May 10, 2007
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Sex, Money & Murder
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on Jan 1, 1994
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All About Comin' Up
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on Jan 1, 1992
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Tear Yo Club Down
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on May 9, 2007
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The Story Of My Life
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on May 9, 2007
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all About comin Up
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Records on Jan 1, 1992
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Live from Blackhaven - The EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on Jun 25, 2013
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Return of the #1 Suspect
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on May 10, 2007
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Show Ya Grill
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on May 10, 2007
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Greatest Hits: His Deadliest Verses
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on Jan 16, 2007
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And Da Street Muthafuckers
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Power Entertainment on Nov 24, 1998
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Mack Past That Bull-Sh!t
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on Feb 1, 2019
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Smokin' in da Club (feat. Ju Ju) - Single
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Red Rum Records on Jan 3, 2012
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