But Convicts was, arguably, both rappers’ strongest outing ever. Lord 3-2 would make his own solo debut in 1996 and work on records with Geto Boys, DMG, UGK, Scarface, Blac Monks and Southside Playaz up until his tragic passing in 2016. Bike Mike would make a record with Geto Boys in 1993 and produce a steady clip of solo projects over the years. But the Convicts, in 1991, put out their self-titled debut and then, after it peaked at #52 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, they hung it up and went their separate ways. When Lord 3-2 and Big Mike got together in the early 1990s, it’s hard to say whether or not they only ever planned to make one album. Join us as we bask in the glow of these singular moments in the sun and count down the 40 greatest one-album wonders of all time. But to be able to hold these shooting star moments in our hands as we flip the LP or hit repeat on our streaming service of choice is more than enough to quench that particular thirst. In every case, we sorely wish that we had gotten more from these artists beyond the occasional posthumous release or live album or reunion concert. These were moonshots, one-off side hustles, short-term gatherings of likeminded individuals, silly larks or merely stepping stones to greater acclaim and glory. There’s something so noble about these one and done albums-even if the reason that these acts weren’t able to produce more is a tragic one. There were that many great records that marked the beginning and the end of that particular chapter in an artist’s creative life. It’s only that when we started putting together candidates for inclusion on this final list, we had a hard time limiting ourselves to merely 25. As we reach the end of our series of lists celebrating those artists whose discographies are, for one reason or other, slimmer than most, you may notice that there are a lot more entries here than in our previous two installments.
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