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Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene.

Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one greatest hits album. Three of them, Spice 1, 187 He Wrote and AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, were certified gold.

Personal life

Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward.

When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead.

On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in Hayward, California.

Discography

Studio albums

• Spice 1 (1992)
• 187 He Wrote (1993)
• AmeriKKKa's Nightmare (1994)
• 1990-Sick (1995)
• The Black Bossalini (1997)
• Immortalized (1999)
• The Last Dance (2000)
• Spiceberg Slim (2002)
• The Ridah (2004)
• Dyin' 2 Ball (2005)
• The Truth (2005)
• Haterz Nightmare (2015)
• Throne of Game (2017)
• Platinum O.G. (2019)
• This Is Thug World, Vol. 1 (2020)
• Platinum O.G. 2 (2024)

Collaborative albums

• Criminal Activity (with Celly Cel as Criminalz) (2001)
• NTA: National Thug Association (with Bad Boy) (2003)
• The Pioneers (with MC Eiht) (2004)
• Thug Lordz Trilogy (with C-Bo and Yukmouth as Thug Lordz) (2006)
• Keep It Gangsta (with MC Eiht) (2006)
• Criminal Intent (with Jayo Felony) (2007)
• Thug Therapy (with Bossolo) (2015)

References

1. "Robert OG Spice Green - Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
2. King Eric Productions (Dec 4, 2011). "Classic Spice 1 Interview (Shout to Dubcnn.com)". Da Shelter. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
3. Wynn, Ron. "Spice 1 - Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
4. Group, Jason Sweeney | Bay Area News; Times, East Bay (2007-12-08). "Rapper Spice 1 describes shooting from hospital bed". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-12-31. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "Spice 1: Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
6. ^ Lee, Henry K. (Dec 7, 2007). "Rapper Spice 1 shot, recovering in hospital". SFGate. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
7. "Spice 1 on Signing with Too Short at 16, Stealing a Car to Impress Him". VladTV. Oct 16, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

External links

• Spice 1 on Facebook

• Living people
• African-American male rappers
• American shooting survivors
• People from Navarro County, Texas
• People from Hayward, California
• Rappers from Texas
• Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
• 1970 births
• West Coast hip-hop musicians
• Gangsta rappers
• 21st-century American rappers
• 21st-century American male musicians
• People from Salida, California
• 21st-century African-American musicians
• 20th-century African-American musicians