by John BushSan Francisco-based Rappin 4-Tay (aka Anthony Forté) was fresh out of high school when he debuted on record on Too Shorts Dont Fight the Feelin (from Life Is...Too Short). A conviction for selling marijuana landed him in prison for ten months, but he returned in 1991, forming Rag Top Records with friends Franky J and Fly. In January 1992, they released his debut, Rappin 4-Tay Is Back!!!. His second album, Dont Fight the Feelin, made him a local favorite, due to his hardcore style, which didnt romanticize the ghetto. After 1995s Ill Be Around, 4-Tay returned a year later with the celebratory Off Parole. 4 tha Hard Way followed in 1997, and he resurfaced two years later with Introduction to Mackin.