B.G.

Today, Sept. 3 is the birthday of New Orleans rapper and original Hot Boy Baby Gangsta, also known as B.G.

Cash Money immortals.

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Original Hot Boys member B.G. has been serving a 14-year prison sentence stemming from a weapons possession and witness tampering charge for the past two years. But, according to fellow 'Nawlins rapper Turk, B.G. may be getting out as soon as this year due to a "legal loophole...

BG has been locked up since 2009 on gun possession and witness tampering charges and has another nine years before he's a free man. Today, the rapper breaks his long musical silence as his camp drops the unreleased track "I Do This." This is the first wave in the former Hot Boyz upcoming “Free B.G. Fr...

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B.G. starts a fourteen-year bid behind bars. Words: Brendan McCarthy THE 32-YEAR-OLD MAN SHUFFLES INTO THE VISITING BOOTH AT FCI BEAUMONT MEDIUM, PART OF THE BEAUMONT FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, ON AN OCTOBER AFTERNOON. HE’S SLOW, banged up, recovering from a broken foot in a prison basketball game. He s...

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Check out a few pics of what Cash Money looked like before the fame.

There have been a lot cliché trends in rap—New Jack Swing, the Shiny suit, "Molly" rap—and fortunately, most have died off as quickly as they became popular. But one thing that's remained constant throughout hip-hop history is most rappers' inability to strike a normal pose on camera. Whether it's a mu...