Top Quality
| Top Quality | |
|---|---|
| Origin | White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1992–1998 |
| Labels | RCA |
| Associated acts | EPMD, Hit Squad |
Top Quality was an American rapper formally signed to RCA Records in the early 1990s. He was the first rapper from White Plains to get a major label record deal.[1]
After appearing in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype, a column dedicated to finding unsigned talent, Top Quality eventually caught the eye of EPMD's Parrish "PMD" Smith, who made him a member of the rap collective Hit Squad and was subsequently signed a deal with RCA Records. His debut album, Magnum Opus was released in November 1993 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 95 on the Billboard R&B charts.[2][3]
After being released from RCA, Top Quality appeared on PMD's Shade Business in 1994 and 3rd Eye's Planets in 1998, but he has not been heard of since.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. R&B | |||
| 1993 | Magnum Opus
|
95 | |
References
- ↑ "Top Quality". West Cheddar. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Top Quality biography at Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. 2010-10-29.
- ↑ "Magnum Opus chart positions at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2010-10-29.