Robert Lee Greene Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"),^[2] is an American rapper from Hayward, California.^[3][4] He began releasing albums in 1992, where he gained popularity as a pioneer of the San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop scene.

Spice 1 released six albums under Jive Records along with one greatest hits album. Three of them, Spice 1, 187 He Wrote and AmeriKKKa's Nightmare, were certified gold.^[5]

Greene attended Mt. Eden High School in Hayward.^[6]

When Greene received his first large check for his music, he stopped selling drugs and focused on making music instead.^[7]

On December 3, 2007, Greene was shot while sitting in his car outside his parents' home in Hayward, California.^[6]

Studio albums

• Spice 1 (1992)
• 187 He Wrote (1993)
• AmeriKKKa's Nightmare (1994)
• 1990-Sick (1995)
• The Black Bossalini (1997)
• Immortalized (1999)
• The Last Dance (2000)
• Spiceberg Slim (2002)
• The Ridah (2004)
• Dyin' 2 Ball (2005)
• The Truth (2005)
• Haterz Nightmare (2015)
• Throne of Game (2017)
• Platinum O.G. (2019)
• This Is Thug World, Vol. 1 (2020)
• Platinum O.G. 2 (2024)

Collaborative albums

• Criminal Activity (with Celly Cel as Criminalz) (2001)
• NTA: National Thug Association (with Bad Boy) (2003)
• The Pioneers (with MC Eiht) (2004)
• Thug Lordz Trilogy (with C-Bo and Yukmouth as Thug Lordz) (2006)
• Keep It Gangsta (with MC Eiht) (2006)
• Criminal Intent (with Jayo Felony) (2007)
• Thug Therapy (with Bossolo) (2015)

• Spice 1 on Facebook