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

Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...

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Career

DMG got his break when he met Scarface

Scarface (rapper)

Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...

 after a concert. Scarface got DMG a record deal with Rap-a-Lot, where he released his debut album in 1993 entitled Rigormortiz

Rigormortiz

Rigormortiz is the debut album by rapper DMG. It was released on July 27, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot and Priority Records and featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe and DMG's mentor Scarface. The album made it to 40 on the R&B charts and 22 on the Heatseekers chart...

. The album reached Billboard's R&B and Heatseekers charts. Two years later, DMG was invited to join Facemob

Facemob

Facemob was an American hip hop group put together by rapper Scarface. The group consisted of 350, DMG, Devin the Dude, Chi-Ray and Smit-D, with Scarface, producing and writing songs for the group's debut album....

, a rap group featuring rappers from different regions. Facemob's debut album, The Other Side of the Law

The Other Side of the Law

The Other Side of the Law is the debut album by rap group Facemob. It was released on August 7, 1996 through Rap-a-Lot Records and was primarily produced by Scarface and Mike Dean...

was released in 1996 and peaked at 51 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

. 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

Silence (Facemob album)

Silence' is the second and final album by Facemob. It was released on November 19, 2002 through Rap-a-Lot Records and peaked at 84 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums...

. The following year DMG released his second album, Black Roulette

Black Roulette

Black Roulette is the second and final studio album by rapper DMG. It was released on January 28, 2003 through Rap-a-Lot Records, nearly ten years after his previous album, Rigormortiz, was released.-Track listing:#"All Balls, No Brains"- 4:32...

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Solo

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	U.S. Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
1993	Rigormortiz Rigormortiz Rigormortiz is the debut album by rapper DMG. It was released on July 27, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot and Priority Records and featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe and DMG's mentor Scarface. The album made it to 40 on the R&B charts and 22 on the Heatseekers chart... Released: July 27, 1993 Label: Rap-a-Lot Rap-A-Lot Records Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...	40	22
2003	Black Roulette Black Roulette Black Roulette is the second and final studio album by rapper DMG. It was released on January 28, 2003 through Rap-a-Lot Records, nearly ten years after his previous album, Rigormortiz, was released.-Track listing:#"All Balls, No Brains"- 4:32... Released: January 28, 2003 Label: Rap-a-Lot	–	–

With Facemob

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1996	The Other Side of the Law The Other Side of the Law The Other Side of the Law is the debut album by rap group Facemob. It was released on August 7, 1996 through Rap-a-Lot Records and was primarily produced by Scarface and Mike Dean... Released: August 7, 1996 Label: Rap-a-Lot Rap-A-Lot Records Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...	51	6
2002	Silence Silence (Facemob album) Silence' is the second and final album by Facemob. It was released on November 19, 2002 through Rap-a-Lot Records and peaked at 84 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums... Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Rap-a-Lot	–	84

External links

• [ DMG at allmusic.com]