Criminal Manne is an American rapper and actor. He is a former member of The Project Playaz. His Street Ways album reached number 97 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart following his collaboration with Pastor Troy Atlanta 2 Memphis that peaked at number 88 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. https://www.billboard.com/artist/criminal-manne/ Criminal Manne has also starred in the movie Da Neighborhood Dopemane https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15785792/ and The Woods. https://tubitv.com/movies/100002861/the-woods?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed

Career

A billboard charting MC who spent the 90's, selling mixtapes out the trunk of his car. Criminal Manne started his music career during the underground rap scene in Memphis TN with super producer DJ Squeeky. Criminal Manne is also a former member of the group "Project Playaz", which hails from Memphis, Tennessee. The trio consists of Criminal Manne, Thugsta & Yo Lynch. The group is known for their 1998 single "Buck & Naked" and second single in 1999 "Buck with Me", which led to a deal with Relativity Records. The song "Buck with Me' aired on BET's television network influential show Rap City. Project Playaz signed a deal in 2000 with Rap-A-Lot Records that began to dissolve around 2002. That same year (2002), Criminal Manne went solo and dropped an album "Playtime's Over" under Rap-A-Lot Records. Criminal Manne soon parted ways with Rap-A-Lot Records in 2003. In 2004, solo artist Criminal Manne collaborated with Yung Kee and dropped a hit single, "Tryna Buss Sumthing". The album "Street Ways" followed in 2005 and climbed to number 97 on Billboard 200 albums chart, while in 2006 a collaborative album "Atlanta 2 Memphis" Criminal Manne and Pastor Troy, climbed to number 88 on billboard album charts. In 2007, Criminal Manne dropped a mixtape titled "Da Neighborhood Dopeman" hosted by DJ Drama & The Aphiliates. A year later in 2008, Frayser Boy & Criminal Manne dropped an album titled "The Takeover". In 2009 Manne dropped two more albums titled "Certified Dopeboy" & "Got Work". Criminal Manne consistently dropped more albums and singles throughout the years which are: "Certified DopeBoy/The Re-Up" in 2010. "Blow" in 2011 & "Blow 2". "Blow 3" in 2012. "Blow 3.5" in 2013 & "The Come Up" in 2014 . "Arm & Hammer", "Black Boston George", "Kings of The Trap" Criminal Manne & OJ Da Juiceman & "I'm Tripping" (single) Criminal Manne & Young Dolph in 2015. "Trap Talk" in 2016 - "Return of the Da Neighborhood DopeMane" in 2017 - "King Kong" in 2018. "Underground King" in 2019. "King Kong II" in 2021 &  "LETHAL WEAPON" by Criminal Manne & Don Trip in 2021. "Big Dawg" in 2022. "Can't f*** Wit Me" (single) Criminal Manne & MJG & "Gangsta" Criminal Manne & Boosie 2022. "Neighborhood Dope Mane" (Soundtrack Album) in 2023.

Independent Mixtapes
 2002: Play Time's Over
 2003: Neighborhood Dope Manne
 2005: Street Ways
 2009: Got Work
 2016: Trap Talk
2013: Black Boston George 
 2017: Return of the  Neighborhood Dopeman
2018: King Kong
2019: Underground King
2021: King Kong II
 2022: Big Dawg
 2023: Neighborhood Dope Mane

Collaborations
 2006: Atlanta 2 Memphis (with Pastor Troy)

Compilations
 1993: It's the Criminal Manne  (Cassette only)
 1994: Solo Tape (Cassette only)
 1995: Greatest Hitz (Cassette only)
 1996: Da Compilation (Cassette only)

Mixtapes
 2007: Da Supplyer Mixtape
 2007: Da Neighborhood Dopeman 
 2008: The Takeover (with Frayser Boy)
 2009: Certified Dopeboy  (hosted by DJ Scream)
 2010: Certified Dopeboy 2: The Re-Up (hosted by DJ Scream)
 2010: Certified Dopeboy Vol. 3: Supply & Demand (hosted by DJ 007)
 2010: Certified Dopeboy Vol. 4 2010: Certified Dopeboy Vol. 5: The Cook Up 2011: Blow   (hosted by Dj Scream & DJ 5150)
 2011: Blow 2 
 2012: Blow 3 
 2013: Blow 3.5 Grams(hosted by Traps N Trunks & DJ Mic Tee)
 2013: The Come Up   
 2014: Arm & Hammer   
 2014: Kings of the Trap'' (with OJ Da Juiceman) (hosted by DJ Scream

References

African-American crunk musicians
African-American male rappers
American male rappers
Gangsta rappers
Living people
Rappers from Memphis, Tennessee
Underground rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American musicians