MallyG

A part of an outbreak of boy-rap duos in the early ’90s, Illegal was the brainchild of Atlanta rap producer Dallas Austin. Following in the footsteps of Michael Bivins’ Another Bad Creation and Jermaine Dupri’s Kris Kross, Austin put the duo together after an Atlanta rap convention. Lil Malik, a cousin of Snoop Dogg, hailed from Holly Hill, SC, and Mally G came from Philadelphia. The two youngsters possessed a decidedly more venomous spirit than their teen rap predecessors. In fact, the duo took it upon themselves to distance themselves from the teen rap title in an attempt to be considered peers among established rappers in the field. In late 1992, the duo released the single Head or Gut, which found its way to college underground rap radio playlists. The strangely titled full-length album The Untold Truth was released in August 1993. While the pre-pubescent rhymers offered little but potential on the album, the production was anything but immature. Big-timers like Lord Finesse, Diamond D, Erick Sermon, and Spearhead lent a production hand and Diamond, Lord Finesse, and A.G. dropped a few verses as well. After the duo parted ways in 1994, both Jamal and Lil Malik went on to record solo albums. Jamal later became a part of Erick Sermon’s Def Squad as well. In 1995 he performed on Conspiracy, the LP from Junior M.A.F.I.A. He has since gone on to collaborate with other renowned rappers; in 1996, he was featured on The Coming the LP from Busta Rhymes and Keith Murray‘s Enigma. The following year, he teamed up again with Busta Rhymes, performing on that rapper‘s 1997 LP, When Disaster Strikes. In 1998, he collaborated with the Def Squad on El Niño, their debut release. Redmans Album MalpracticeHe also had production duties on B.Coming, the 2005 release from Beanie Sigel.Jamal appears on Illegal bandmate Malik‘s recent (2005) CD Malik M.D. aka Hershey Locc Hefner: The Game Needs Me.He has also appeared on songs with Shyheim, Heltah Skeltah, Coolio, MC Breed, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Young Zee, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Treach,The D.O.C. George Clinton,Lil Wayne,Too Short,Tupac, Amongst others.Jamal Has never left the music scene. He has continuously worked throughout all these years. And Is about to come back out with some new Music for the Masses.