B.G.

B.G. came up in New Orleans' 6th Ward in the mid-1990s, originally as a group that included Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, and producer Mannie Fresh. They put out records like 'Chopper City in the Ghetto' and 'Checkmate' on Cash Money Records, with songs like 'Cash Money Is An Army' and 'Clean Up Man' capturing a particular Southern rap sound of that era.

Lil Wayne eventually left for his solo career, and B.G. kept going as a solo act. The rapper's path has been interrupted by legal trouble, including a prison sentence that lasted from 2012 until his release in 2020. Tracks like 'Plan Went Sour' and 'Dog Ass' reflect the kind of gritty, street-level storytelling that has defined his work.

There's a song from 2000 called 'Bat a Bitch' that drew criticism for its lyrics. It's one of those pieces that gets mentioned when people talk about the rougher edges of that period in hip-hop. For listeners who followed Cash Money in the late '90s and early 2000s, B.G.'s music remains a part of that landscape.