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Biography
Primary sources|date=February 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Ghetto Concept| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | genre = Canadian hip hop | years_active = 1989& ndash;present| label = Groove-a-Lot Records, 7Bills Entertainment, G7 Records| associated_acts = Da Grassroots | website = http://www.g7records.com G7Records.com| current_members = Kwajo Cinqo Dolo| past_members = Infinite Ghetto Concept is a Canada|Canadian hip hop music|hip-hop duo from Toronto , Ontario , composed of Kwajo Cinqo and Dolo. Infinite, who is currently a solo artist, is a former member of Ghetto Concept.
History
Kwajo Cinqo (Kwajo Boateng) and Dolo (Lowell Frazier) formed Ghetto Concept in 1989, hailing from the Rexdale and Lawrence Heights neighbourhoods of Toronto. http://www.octopusmediaink.com/GhettoConcept.html Octopus Media Ink Their first single "Certified" was released in 1993, by independent label Groove-a-Lot Records. In 1995, they released "E-Z On Tha Motion", which introduced their newest member, Infinite (Desmond Francis). The group won Juno Award s in 1995 and 1996 for "Certified" and "E-Z On Tha Motion", respectively.
In 1995, Infinite's brother was murdered, and he left Ghetto Concept shortly after. http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00000JYJS Amazon Before he left, Ghetto Concept recorded a tribute to his brother entitled "Much Love", and it was released as a single and video in 1996. Infinite re-emerged as a solo artist in 1997, with the Juno-nominated track "Gotta Get Mine", featuring Divine Brown (singer)|Divine Brown . Between 1997 and 1999, he released five singles, each of which were accompanied by a music video . In 1998, he released an Extended play|EP , entitled 360 Degrees , which featured his previous singles. In 1999, he won a MuchMusic Video Awards|MuchMusic Video Award for "Take a Look". That year, he contributed three songs to the Street Fighter III|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike game soundtrack. He also made an appearance in the film In Too Deep (film)|In Too Deep .
Ghetto Concept created 7Bills Entertainment in 1996. The remaining duo released their self-titled debut album Ghetto Concept in 1998, and released the singles "Krazy World" and "Precious Metals"; Sticky Fingaz was featured on the remix "Heavy Metals". Their most popular single was a 2001 remix of their track "Too Much", entitled "Still Too Much", which featured Maestro (rapper)|Maestro , Kardinal Offishall , Rascalz|Red-1 , Ironside, and Snow (musician)|Snow . In 2002, they released a second album, Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album .
In 2005, Infinite was featured on a single by Maestro called "A Criminal Mind", which is a remake of rock singer Lawrence Gowan 's 1985 single of the same name. He also appears in the music video with Maestro and Gowan.
Recently, Ghetto Concept has formed a new label called G7 Records Inc.|G7 Records . It appears they are also going by the moniker GC (short for Ghetto Concept), and they are planning to release an album, tentatively titled Times Up .
Kwajo Cinqo performed again with Ghetto Concept on March 29, 2011 at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC 's Hip-Hop Summitcite web|publisher=Northside Hip Hop|title=Culture: Events|date=April 1, 2011|url= http://northsidehiphop.ca/culture/northsidehiphop-ca-partners-with-cbc-for-the-hip-hop-summit", August 14, 2011, along with fellow Canadian artists Maestro Fresh Wes , Michie Mee , and Dream Warriors at an event that was the first of its kind in Canada. The concert was staged at CBC's Glenn Gould Studio and hosted by CBC Radio 2 cite web|publisher= Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC |title=CBC Hip-Hop Summit|date=March 29, 2011|url= http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20110329hiphop|accessdate=August 14, 2011. Additionally, the event was also highlighted in Love, Props and the T.Dot cite web|publisher= CBC Radio 2 |title=Videos|url= http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/videos/index.html? ID=2040187980|accessdate=August 14, 2011 a documentary which was hosted by CBC Toronto 's Dwight Drummond cite web|publisher= CBC Toronto |title=Community: Event|url= http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/community/mt/2011/05/documentary-love-props-and-the-tdot-torontos-hip-hop-history.html|accessdate=August 14, 2011, with Kwajo Cinqo featured in the documentary.
Discography
Ghetto Concept (1998)
Ghetto Concept Presents...7 Bills All-Stars: Da Album (2002)
