Top Quality

Top Quality is a former American rapper who was signed to RCA Records in the early 1990s. He was the first rapper from White Plains to get a major label record deal.[1]

Top Quality
OriginWhite Plains, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active1992–1998
LabelsRCA

After appearing in The Source magazine's Unsigned Hype, a column dedicated to finding unsigned talent, Top Quality eventually caught the eye of EPMD's Parrish "PMD" Smith, who made him a member of the rap collective Hit Squad and was subsequently signed a deal with RCA Records. His debut album, Magnum Opus was released in May 1994 and was executively produced by Smith himself. The album, however, was a commercial failure. Unlike other Hit Squad releases at the time, Magnum Opus failed to sell many copies and peaked at only 95 on the Billboard R&B charts.[2][3]

After being released from RCA, Top Quality appeared on PMD's Shade Business in 1994 and 3rd Eye's Planets in 1998.

Discography
Year Title Chart positions
U.S. R&B
1994 Magnum Opus
  • Released: May 24, 1994
  • Label: RCA
 95

References
  1. "Top Quality". West Cheddar. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. "Top Quality biography at Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. 2010-10-29.
  3. "Magnum Opus chart positions at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2010-10-29.
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