Hard Boyz

Hard Boyz

Biography

Hard Boyz was a rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. The crew was composed of three members, K.T., Big D and Royal C, formally signed to Ichiban and Big Beat Records.

Though a lot of MCs were based in Atlanta in the '80s and '90s, not many of them were gangsta rappers. A rare example of an Atlanta group embracing straight-up gangsta rap in the early '90s were the Hard Boyz. Heavily influenced by agitators like N.W.A, Ice-T, and the Geto Boys, the Hard Boyz rap in the first person about thug life in the ghetto.

None of the material is distinctive or adds anything new to gangsta rap - except for the references to Atlanta (which the rappers call A-Town), there isn't much to distinguish the Hard Boyz from similar artists who have provided graphic, bloody, first-person narratives about the inner city's harsh realities. Be that as it may, the Hard Boyz come up with some catchy beats and memorable rhymes here and there. "Death Row," for example, is a poignant commentary on the high mortality rate among young blacks in parts of Atlanta, but the disturbing scenarios it describes could just as easily apply to the South Bronx or New Orleans.

Originally signed to Ichiban Records, the Hard Boys released their debut album on March 5, 1992 entitled A-Town Hard Heads. After a four year hiatus, the renamed Hard Boyz returned in 1996 with their second album, Trapped In The Game, and Royal C's solo album, Roll Out The Red Carpet. The group disbanded after releasing a third album enitled, Potential Murder Suspects.

Discography
	The Hard Boys - A-Town Hard Heads	A.E.I. Records	1991
	The Hard Boyz - Trapped In The Game	Big Beat	1996
	The Hard Boyz - Potential Murder Suspects	Roadrunner Records	1998
	The Hard Boyz - Underground Hitz	Hitman Records	1999
Guest Appearances
	Murder Man Loose Screws - Hell On Dry Land	Power Records, Triad Records	1996
	Street Muthaf*ckas Gangsta Pat & D.F.C. - And Da Street Muthafuckas	Hitman Records	1998
Compilations
	Wicket Various - Tales From The Underground	Triad Records, Power Records	1996
	Trapped In The Game Various - Dollar (Soundtrack From The Original Motion Picture)	Power Records	1999
	Think About It MC Breed - 2 For The Show	Power Records	1999