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Lil' Fame (Jamal Grinnage)[4] and Billy Danze (Eric Murray)[4] grew up together in the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn and formed a gang called Mash Out Posse.[2] With a desire to express themselves through rap, they formed a hip-hop group named after their gang. Originally, Fame was the DJ of the group. With encouragement from his older brother, Fame began to write his own rhymes.[5] Hamburg/Germany 1999 After contributing to the 1992 compilation The Hill That's Real, M.O.P. debuted in 1993 with the single "How About Some Hardcore?", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film House Party 3.[6] The underground success of the single, promoted by a low-budget video from then-unknown director Hype Williams, led to their debut album To the Death.[5]It was released in 1994 on the small label Select Records, almost fully produced by DR Period. In 1996, M.O.P. released their second effort, Firing Squad. Hoping for better promotion, they signed with Relativity Records. Changing record labels and production duties to include Gang Starr's DJ Premier and Lil' Fame himself, the group still kept their energetic style, and gained a slightly larger following this time round.

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