O.F.T.B. | |
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| Also known as | Operation from the Bottom |
| Origin | Watts, Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1992–2013 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | Flipside Low M.B. Bust Stop |
O.F.T.B. (an abbreviation of Operation from the Bottom) was an American hip hop group from the Watts district of Los Angeles, California. The group O.F.T.B. consisted of three founding actual gang members Kevin "Flipside" White, Sammy "Bust Stop" Williams, and Ronald "Low M.B." Watkins, who grew up in Nickerson Gardens Project, which is home to the notorious gang Bounty Hunter Bloods. They were signed to Big Beat Records where they released their debut album Straight Up Watts in 1992 with the hit single "Slangin' Dope".[1]