Although they have all gone their separate ways, all four remain good friends and still keep in touch. is one of four superstar members who left Cash Money after 2003 along with Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Turk. has worked with Mannie Fresh since they were labelmates at Cash Money Records years ago, and may well mean a boost to B.G.'s career commercially.ī.G. 2, and his new single "Move Around" featuring Mannie Fresh. He recently released his latest LP, The Heart Of Tha Streetz, Vol. He's a veteran in the hip-hop industry at only the age of 25 and he says he's not going to stop rapping anytime soon. currently lives in Detroit, Michigan, running his Chopper City Records label as the C.E.O. He also helped record "Y'all Heard of Me" with C-Murder.ī.G. In 2005, he released The Heart of Tha Streetz Vol. In 2004, he released Life After Cash Money. He went on to release his first offering on the Koch label entitled Living Legend, which was sold as a 2-disc set. left Cash Money again, this time on bad terms with his boss Baby and longtime friend Lil' Wayne. In 2003, the Hot Boys came off a 4-year hiatus and released Let 'Em Burn. In 2001, he attended a drug treatment program in Minnesota for his heroin addiction. recently claimed that Williams used his heroin addiction to control him and cheat him out of royalties, for which he is now suing), and later signed an independent deal for his Chopper City Records label with Koch Records. He left the label in early 2001 after disputes with Brian "Baby" Williams over personal issues (B.G. remained with Cash Money for the rest of the 1990s, and was a member of the Hot Boys with Juvenile, Lil' Wayne, and Turk. He began wearing multiple Rolex watches and large necklaces while flashing his solid gold teeth in celebration of his success and extreme wealth.ī.G. "Bling Bling" also became a popular hip-hop slang term for any sort of expensive jewelry, automobiles, or other forms of opulence, which were featured heavily in Cash Money videos and on Cash Money album covers, as well as in B.G.'s life. The album spawned the massive hit "Bling Bling", which, along with Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up", made Cash Money a nation wide success. went to work on his seminal Chopper City in the Ghetto LP. 2 when Cash Money signed a $30 million deal with Universal in 1997, B.G. The next year, he released the albums It's All on U, Vol. He was only 15 years old when he recorded the album. His 1996 release Chopper City is considered a southern classic and sold 147,000 copies independently. Multi-millionaire label head Brian Williams, who also became an artist for the label under the name "Baby", allowed B.G. was instrumental in helping carry Cash Money to regional fame. (Lil Wayne signed at 11) As the only Cash Money artist to survive several roster purges, B.G. The second youngest artist signed to Cash Money Records, Dorsey, given the stage name "B.G." ("Baby Gangsta"), released his debut LP, True Story, in 1992 at the young age of 12. Originally his moniker was "Doogie" or "Gangsta D", but since "True Story" was considered his solo CD, pseudonym B.G. His first effort was True Story, album as a part of The B.G.'z, group whom he formed with another preteen rapper, Baby D (who will later become Lil Wayne). After an impromptu audition, Dorsey was signed to the budding label. This time, local independent rap label Cash Money Records was looking for new talent, and Dorsey was recommended to the label by his barber, who also happened to cut the hair of the Cash Money CEO brothers Brian "Baby" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Dorsey began selling marijuana, cocaine, and eventually heroin to which he later became addicted. When Dorsey was 12, his father was murdered in a robbery, and young Dorsey drifted into street life. In elementary school, young Dorsey rapped as a hobby. Gizzle", The rapper is often referred to as simply B.G.Ĭhristopher "Doogie" Dorsey was a normal kid growing up in the 13th Ward of New Orleans which is Uptown. (born Christopher Dorsey on September 3rd, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American rapper. Talking ( B.G.) Wuz happenin' man? Look, this for my motherfuckin real niggas Ya heard me? Baby, Slim, Fresh, Turk, Wayne, Juvi, Joe Cassi, K.C., Curl It don't even much stop (I keep it real with my real niggas) I got real niggas all over Man, look here Verse:1 My hood is kurupted with nothin but killers and soldiers Off top cut throaters, get crossed up, get fucked over It's in a nigga nature to put that iron On playa haters Get knocked off the map Head fall off your shoulder in 'ya lap Wuz, happenin' lil' wootay I'm bout that trigga play Kidnappin', jackin', and murderin' Pistols click clackin I'm blastin I know that you heard of me Call me Lil' Doogie B.B.G.