Detroit's Most Wanted were a hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 group from Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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. Their name is a reference to the both America's Most Wanted List

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

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 List and the California

California

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 rap group Compton's Most Wanted

Compton's Most Wanted

Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:...

. They were signed to Ichiban Records

Ichiban Records

Ichiban Records was a hip hop record label founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1985. Wrap Records and Nastymix Records were some of its subsidiary labels. Urgent! Records was distributed by Ichiban. Most of its discography is now out of print. Besides hip hop groups, Ichiban also released albums by...

. Founding members were Motsi Ski (b. Reginald Abrams 1970), who is the grandson of late R&B singer Jackie Wilson

Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was known as a master showman, and as one of the most dynamic singers and performers in R&B and rock history...

; Young Lee (b. Robert Lee Jr 1969); and DJ Duncan Hines (b. Wilbert L. Hines 1968).

Discography

• 1990: Tricks Of The Trades
• 1992: Tricks Of The Trades, Vol. 2: The Money Is Made
• 1993: Many Faces Of Death, Vol. 3
• 1994: Bow The Fuck Down
• 1996: Ghetto Drama

External links

• [ Allmusic entry]
• Discogs entry