Gangsta Pat (born Patrick Hall) is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee who established himself in the Memphis underground during the late 1980s and is the son of Stax Records drummer, Willie Hall. Gangsta Pat is also one of the first rap artists from the city to make the move from an indie label to a major label when signing to Atlantic records during the start of the Gangsta rap era. Though, with a promising start, Pat never gained the notoriety nor the success like his Memphis rap peers, Three 6 Mafia and 8 Ball & MJG, who also signed to major labels during the early 1990s. Since then, Pat has returned to the Memphis underground rap scene and is viewed by the younger Memphis rappers as one of many pioneers to Memphis rap.
[edit] DiscographyTitle Information #1 Suspect Released: March 19, 1991 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: All About Comin' Up Released: November 16, 1992 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Sex, Money, & Murder Released: April 26, 1994 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Deadly Verses Released: July 10, 1995 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Homicidal Lifestyle Released: January 14, 1997 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: The Story of My Life Released: May 13, 1997 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Gangsta Pat & the Street Muthafuckas Released: November 24, 1998 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Tear Yo Club Down Released: November 9, 1999 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Show Ya Grill Released: November 7, 2000 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Return of the #1 Suspect Released: September 18, 2001 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification: Da Dro Released: October 19, 2004 Chart positions: Last RIAA certification:
