Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"),[2] is an American rapper from Hayward, California.[3][4] He began releasing albums in 1991, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene.
Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one greatest hits album. Three of them, Spice 1, 187 He Wrote and AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, were certified gold.[5]
Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward.[6]
When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead.[7]
On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in Hayward, California.[6]
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
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