Birth name Lewayne Williams Role Rapper Occupation(s) Rapper Record label Rap-A-Lot Records | Years active 1986 - present Name Ganksta N-I-P | |
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Also known as Ganksta NIP, Psycho N.I.P., Ganxsta Nip Born August 28, 1969 (age 55) ( 1969-08-28 ) Origin South Park, Houston, Texas Labels Rap-a-Lot, Happy Alone Records, Rest In Peace Records, Black Market Records, Psych Ward Entertainment Albums The South Park Psycho, Psychotic Genius, Psychic Thoughts, Interview with a Killa, Psych' Swag: Da Horror M | ||
Lewayne Williams, (born, August 28, 1969, better known as Ganxsta N.I.P. pronounced Gangsta Nip) is a rapper from South Park, Houston, Texas and a member of the South Park Coalition, which he cofounded in 1987 with Houston rapper K-Rino. In 1992 he released his debut album South Park Psycho. This record also help put the South Park Coalition name on the map due to world wide distribution from Rap-a-Lot. He also wrote the Geto Boys hit "Chuckie". NIP stands for "Nation of Islam is Powerful" he is also a part of The Nation of Islam. Williams is also looked at as one of the creators of the horrorcore rap genre.
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Biography
Ganxsta N.I.P.'s first album The South Park Psycho was released in 1992. It had no single to promote the album and it charted at #63 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It sold almost 100,000 copies in the area and landed him a deal with Priority Records. His second solo album charted on Billboard chart at #151 and on #30 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #5 on the Top Heatseekers. His style of rap was a hardcore gangsta rap with gory explanation which is called horrorcore.
N.I.P. also made a comeback album Still Psycho, 5 years after his last album in 2003. Ganxsta N-I-P's most recent album, Psych' Swag: Da Horror Movie, consists of 14 songs and was released on the artist's own record label Psych Ward Entertainment.
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