Criminal Nation

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Criminal Nation
Also known as	Black Power Nation
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genre(s)	West Coast hip-hop, Gangsta Rap, Alternative Rap
Years active	1990 - 1992, 2000
Label(s)	Nastymix Records
Associated acts	Pook Luv, Cookiehead, D-Wiz, Billy Jam, DJ Nesty Nes
Members
D-Rob Spade Bumpy Wojack MC Deff Clee-Bone Eugenious

Criminal Nation was an American hip-hop group whose members included D-Rob, Spade, Bumpy, Wojack, MC Deff, Clee-Bone and Eugenious. The group was active from 1990 to 1992 and then breifly in 2000, originally they were signed to Nastymix Records, but the 2000 incarnation were signed to Ocean Records.

[edit] Biography

The group was a large collective of rappers whose principle members were rapper, MC Deff, Wojack and DJ Eugenious. The group's first album, Release the Pressure found some success as the album made it to #73 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the single Insane made it to #17 on the Hot Rap Singles. Two years later Criminal Nation released a second album, Trouble in the Hood, which like Release the Pressure found limited success, making it to #75 to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Shortly after the release, the group disbanded and remained so until 2000 when the group resufaced to release a third and final album entitled Resurrection. For the third album MC Deff and Wojack did not return, the secondary members, D-Rob, Spade, Bumpy and Clee-Bone.