Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an
American hip hop group from
Bedford-Stuyvesant,
Brooklyn,
New York City,
New York. The acronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for
Masters
At
Finding
Intelligent
Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper,
The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album,
Conspiracy in 1995. The success of the group's singles, "Player's Anthem" (US #5) and "Get Money" (US #17) helped launch the career of
Lil' Kim as a solo artist. The group became defunct in 1997 following the death of The Notorious B.I.G. In 2005 and 2006, three of the original members released the album
Riot Musik and two
DVDs under the Junior M.A.F.I.A. name.