B.G.
B.G. was among the first rappers on Cash Money Records, and though he eventually departed from the label and forged his own path through the rap industry, he remains associated with Cash Money, with which he enjoyed his greatest success, most notably the epochal 1999 hit "Bling Bling." Born Christopher Dorsey on September 3, 1980, in New Orleans, LA, B.G. made his recording debut in 1995, at age 14, on the Cash Money album True Story, also featuring Lil Wayne (then only 11 years old) and Mannie Fresh (Cash Money's longtime in-house producer). Three albums -- Chopper City (1996), It's All on U, Vol. 1 (1997), and It's All on U, Vol. 2 (1997) -- followed, along with the debut album by the Hot Boys (a group featuring B.G.), Get It How U Live! (1997), before Cash Money signed a major-label distribution deal with Universal Records.
B.G.'s next album, Chopper City in the Ghetto (1999), was among the first Cash Money albums to benefit from the distribution deal with Universal, spawning the nationwide hit single "Bling Bling" (thus popularizing the term) and reaching platinum status. A second Hot Boys album, Guerrilla Warfare (1999), was released in the wake of this success, and it likewise went platinum, spawning a pair of hits ("We on Fire," "I Need a Hot Girl"). Also in 1999, Cash Money, at the height of its popularity, went about reissuing some of its back catalog titles, including True Story and Chopper City. B.G.'s next album, Checkmate (2000), was his last for Cash Money, as he left following a dispute over money.
In 2002 B.G. formed his own label, Chopper City Records (distributed by Koch), and subsequently released Livin' Legend (2003), a bitter album that aired out his beef with Cash Money rappers Brian "Baby" Williams (aka Birdman) and Lil Wayne. A series of Chopper City releases followed, including Life After Cash Money (2004), The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 1 (2005), The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2 (2006), and We Got This (2007), the latter a collaborative album featuring his affiliate group, the Chopper City Boyz. The four-man group was whittled down to a duo when their second effort, Life in the Concrete Jungle, arrived in 2008.
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Discography
64 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Choppers & Bricks
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 1017 - Atlantic on 15 Dec 2023
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BAK N THA FIELD
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Republic Records on 20 Sep 2024
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Chopper City In The Ghetto
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Cash Money on 20 Apr 1999
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It's All On U (Vol. 2)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Cash Money on 11 Nov 1997
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NOW IS THE TIME
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Compound Interest on 19 Jul 2024
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Choppers & Bricks
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 1017 - Atlantic on 15 Dec 2023
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It's All On U (Vol.1)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Cash Money on 1 Jul 1997
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Chopper City
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Cash Money on 26 Nov 1996
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The Heart Of Tha Streetz - Volume 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 21 Mar 2006
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Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 8 Dec 2009
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Livin Legend
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 25 Feb 2003
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The Heart Of Tha Streetz - Volume 2
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 21 Mar 2006
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Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 8 Dec 2009
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The Heart Of Tha Street
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 24 May 2005
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BAK N THA FIELD
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Republic Records on 20 Sep 2024
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Livin Legend (Asterisk Explicit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by eOne Music on 25 Feb 2003
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Gold Teeth Gizzle
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Choppa City Entertainment on 19 Jan 2024
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Hood Generals
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Starz Music on 29 Jul 2008
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo