Ghetto Concept | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Canadian hip hop,East Coast hip hop |
| Years active | 1992–2004, 2011 |
| Labels | Groove-a-Lot Records, 7 Bills Entertainment, G7 Records |
| Members | Kwajo Cinqo Dolo |
| Past members | Infinite |
Ghetto Concept is aCanadianhip-hop duo fromToronto,Ontario, composed ofKwajo Cinqo and Dolo.
Kwajo Cinqo (Kwajo Boateng) and Dolo (Lowell Frazer) formed Ghetto Concept in 1992, hailing from theRexdale andLawrence Heights neighbourhoods of Toronto.[1]Their first single "Certified" was released in 1993 by independent label Groove-a-Lot Records. In 1994, they released their second single "E-Z On Tha Motion". "Certified" and "E-Z On Tha Motion" would go on to win the groupJuno Awards in 1995 and 1996 respectively.
In 1994 they were featured in Andrew Munger's documentary filmMake Some Noise.[2]
Ghetto Concept created 7 Bills Entertainment Inc. in 1996 and released the single "Much Luv", which featured Infinite.[3] The duo released their self-titled debut albumGhetto Concept in 1998, along with the singles "Krazy World" and "Precious Metals";Sticky Fingaz was featured on the remix of "Heavy Metals". In 1999, they received gold certification for their single "Too Much", which was featured on The Baby Blue Soundcrew's "Private Party" album. In 2001, Ghetto Concept signed a licensing deal withBMG Music Canada.[4] That same year, they released a remix of "Too Much" (entitled "Still Too Much"), which featuredMaestro,Kardinal Offishall,Red-1, Ironside, andSnow. On March 19, 2002, they released their next album,Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album.
On February 21, 2004, Ghetto Concept's longtime manager, Elliott Reid-Thomas, was murdered.[5] That same year, the group changed the name of their label to G7 Records Inc. During this time period, they recorded music in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. In the years since, they made their catalogue of music available on all major music platforms.
Ghetto Concept performed on March 29, 2011, atCBC's Hip-Hop Summit,[6] along with fellow Canadian artistsMaestro Fresh Wes,Michie Mee, andDream Warriors at an event that was the first of its kind in Canada. The concert was staged at CBC'sGlenn Gould Studio and hosted byCBC Radio 2.[7] Additionally, the event and Ghetto Concept themselves were also highlighted inLove, Props and the T.Dot[8] a documentary which was hosted byCBC Toronto'sDwight Drummond.[9]
In 2018, three of Ghetto Concept's pictures were featured in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, which also hosted portraits from the legendary Group of Seven.
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