The Hard Boyz was an American

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 rap

Rapping

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 group, composed of three members, K.T., Big D and Royal C, formally signed to Ichiban

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...

 and Big Beat Records.

Originally signed to Ichiban Records, the Hard Boys released their debut album on March 5, 1992 entitled A-Town Hard Heads

A-Town Hard Heads

A-Town Hard Heads is the debut album by the Hard Boys. It was released on March 5, 1992, through Ichiban Records and was produced by Joel Peasvy. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart...

, which went to 42 on the Billboard

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s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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. After a four year hiatus, the renamed Hard Boyz returned in 1996 with their second album, Trapped in the Game

Trapped in the Game

Trapped in the Game is the second album by the Hard Boyz, released on June 25, 1996. The album was released through Atlantic Records, becoming the Hard Boyz only to be released through a major label, and was mostly produced by POR Productions, though Organized Noize and Colin Wolfe also produced...

, and Royal C's solo album, Roll Out the Red Carpet

Roll Out the Red Carpet (Royal C album)

Roll Out the Red Carpet is the debut solo album by Hard Boyz frontman, Royal C. Royal C, whose group the Hard Boyz had recently joined Atlantic Records, had also signed a deal with a major label, Epic Records, who placed Royal C on their subsidiary Epic Street, which specialized in the hip hop genre...

. The group disbanded after releasing a third album enitled, Potential Murder Suspects

Potential Murder Suspects

Potential Murder Suspects is the third and final album released by the Hard Boyz. It was released on March 24, 1998 through Roadrunner Records and was least successful of the group's three albums as it did not reach the Billboard charts....

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Discography

• A-Town Hard Heads
  A-Town Hard Heads
  A-Town Hard Heads is the debut album by the Hard Boys. It was released on March 5, 1992, through Ichiban Records and was produced by Joel Peasvy. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart...
  
   (1992)
• Trapped in the Game
  Trapped in the Game
  Trapped in the Game is the second album by the Hard Boyz, released on June 25, 1996. The album was released through Atlantic Records, becoming the Hard Boyz only to be released through a major label, and was mostly produced by POR Productions, though Organized Noize and Colin Wolfe also produced...
  
   (1996)
• Roll Out the Red Carpet
  Roll Out the Red Carpet (Royal C album)
  Roll Out the Red Carpet is the debut solo album by Hard Boyz frontman, Royal C. Royal C, whose group the Hard Boyz had recently joined Atlantic Records, had also signed a deal with a major label, Epic Records, who placed Royal C on their subsidiary Epic Street, which specialized in the hip hop genre...
  
   (1996)
• Potential Murder Suspects
  Potential Murder Suspects
  Potential Murder Suspects is the third and final album released by the Hard Boyz. It was released on March 24, 1998 through Roadrunner Records and was least successful of the group's three albums as it did not reach the Billboard charts....
  
  (1998)