5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group 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...

 following the Geto Boys

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' popularity on the label.

The group originally consisted of Andre "007" Barnes and Eric "E-Rock" Taylor, with Richard "Lo Life" Nash joining the group following his release from prison for their second album, Gangsta Funk. They have been influenced by Dr. Dre

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, N.W.A, Ice Cube

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They came to Rap-A-Lot in 1993, 7 years after the label started.

Discography

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...
1993	Ghetto Dope Ghetto Dope Ghetto Dope is the debut album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on May 4, 1993 through Rap-a-Lot Records. The album featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, James Smith and John Bido.... Released: May 4, 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...  / Priority Priority Records Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...	176	19
1994	Gangsta Funk Gangsta Funk Gangsta Funk is the second studio album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on February 22, 1994 through Rap-a-Lot Records.Like the group's previous album, the album was produced mostly by famed southern hip hop producers Mike Dean and N.O. Joe... Released: February 22, 1994 Label: Rap-a-Lot / Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...	105	13
1995	Rated G Rated G Rated G is the third album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on November 28, 1995 through Rap-a-Lot Records.Producer Mike Dean, who had produced the group's previous two albums, returned to produce the album with the three members of the 5th Ward Boyz co-producing the album. N.O... Released: November 28, 1995 Label: Rap-a-Lot / Virgin	189	35
1997	Usual Suspects Usual Suspects (album) Usual Suspects is the fourth album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on November 18, 1997 through Rap-a-Lot Records.Most of the production came from Mike Dean, who had produced the majority of the group's previous three albums, and Leroy "Mr. Lee" Williams... Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Rap-a-Lot / Virgin	180	26
1999	Keep It Poppin' Keep It Poppin' Keep It Poppin', also known as P.W.A.: The Album... Keep It Poppin', is the fifth album by the 5th Ward Boyz, released on August 31, 1999 through Rap-a-Lot Records. The album was mostly produced by Derek "Grizz" Edwards, with Mr. Lee and 5th Ward Boyz member E-Rock also producing some tracks... Released: August 31, 1999 Label: Rap-a-Lot	125	26
2001	Recognize the Mob Released: October 31, 2001 Label: Underground Records
2003	Word Is Bond Released: 2003 Label: Underground Records