DMG (rapper)

DMG
Birth name	Harold Armstrong
Born	October 22, 1969
Origin	St. Paul, Minnesota
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Rap-a-Lot
Associated acts	Daddy V, Facemob, Scarface

Harold Armstrong (born October 22, 1969) better known as DMG (short for DetriMental Ganxta), is an American rapper formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records.

Career

DMG got his break when he met Scarface after a concert. Scarface got DMG a record deal with Rap-a-Lot, where he released his debut album in 1993 entitled Rigormortiz. The album reached Billboard's R&B and Heatseekers charts. Two years later, DMG was invited to join Facemob, a rap group featuring rappers from different regions. Facemob's debut album, The Other Side of the Law was released in 1996 and peaked at 51 on the Billboard 200. After the Facemob, DMG continued making guest appearances on Rap-a-Lot albums throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. DMG returned to Rap-a-Lot in 2002, participating on Facemob's second album, Silence. The following year DMG released his second album, Black Roulette.^[1]

Discography

Solo

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S. R&B	U.S. Heatseekers
1993	Rigormortiz Released: July 27, 1993 Label: Rap-a-Lot	40	22
2003	Black Roulette Released: January 28, 2003 Label: Rap-a-Lot	–	–

With Facemob

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1996	The Other Side of the Law Released: August 7, 1996 Label: Rap-a-Lot	51	6
2002	Silence Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Rap-a-Lot	–	84

References

1. "DMG biography at Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 2010-04-13.

External links

• DMG at allmusic.com