Early history (1982-1989) The group formed in 1982 and would frequent local hip-hop clubs such as Ben's Lounge and Ripley Road. One of their first breakthroughs was winning the ICA B-Town Rap Battle in 1986. DJ Deff Jeff was famous for his deejay performance where he would set two small trays on fire on top of his turntables while performing DJ tricks. The following year The Almighty RSO received the Boston Music Award for Best Rap Group. In 1988 they released the single, "We're Notorious", posing with fake guns on the album cover.
Major label signings (1990-1996) Tommy Boy Records signed the group to a deal in 1990. That same year, group member Rodney "Rock" Pitts was stabbed to death at a night club. The Almighty RSO released their only single on Tommy Boy titled "One in the Chamba". The song, which was inspired by two killings of youths by Boston Police, created controversy when the
Boston Police Patrolmen's Association (BPPA) pressed charges against the group under a state law that prohibits inciting assaults against public figures. Tommy Boy Records soon after dropped the group from their label. In 1994 they released the EP
Revenge of da Badd Boyz on
RCA Records. The Almighty RSO spent a short period being part of
Queen Latifah's
Flavor Unit, appearing on the album ''Rollin' With The Flavor''. In 1996, they produced their first full-length LP,
Doomsday: Forever RSO on
Noo Trybe Records/
Rap-A-Lot Records, which included the singles "
You Could Be My Boo" featuring
Faith Evans, "The War's On" featuring
Mobb Deep and "You'll Never Know" .
Later history In 1998, Scott (now known as Benzino) and Ennis (now known as Twice Thou) formed the group
Made Men with Cool Gsus and released an album entitled
Classic Limited Edition. ==Discography==