B.G.

Having longevity while retaining popularity in hip-hop is a difficult thing; For the most part, it’s a here today, gone tomorrow genre. It’s about what you’re doing now, not what you’ve done before. Unless what you’ve done has been strong enough to stay in people’s minds for years. Your albums have to have mattered and your moves must have impressed. To have done that by 26 years old is an accomplishment, and B.G. has achieved just that.

Most rap heads are familiar with B.G. from his Cash Money affiliation as part of the original Hot Boys (26.5 Million records sold). He is known as the originator of “Bling Bling,” as a grimy New Orleans Hot Boy with a nasty laid-back flow, a thick accent and a shoot ‘em up bang bang style. They’ve watched him overcome personal and professional hardships while consistently putting out strong music.

In 2006, B.G. inks a deal with Atlantic Records and now B.Gizzle is prepping "Too Hood 2B Hollywood," his 11th solo disc and his first project to come out on a major label in seven years. “Once I made that move to take it back to the majors… I mean a lot of artists let the labels dictate whether they going to put them in a shiny suit or let ’em do them and personally, I’m just too hood to be Hollywood,” B.G. explains.