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B. G.
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Dorsey
Born	September 3, 1980 (1980-09-03) (age 27)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s)	New Orleans hip hop, Southern hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	1991 to present
Label(s)	Grand Hustle
Associated acts	T.I., Mannie Fresh, Chopper City Boyz, Young Buck, The Hot Boys, Young Jeezy, Big Kuntry King, Lil Wayne, Soulja Slim

Christopher Dorsey (born September 3, 1980), better known by his stage name B.G., is an American rapper. "B.G." is short for Baby Gangsta.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Cash Money controversy 3 Disputes 4 Atlantic Records debut 5 Filmography 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Singles 7 References 8 External links

B.G. was born Chistopher Dorsey in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in the dangerous 13th Ward (Valence & Magnolia) which introduced him to guns, drugs and violence. His father died from the raging violence in the community. The youngest artist signed to Cash Money Records at that time, Dorsey, given the stage name "B.G." ("Baby Gangsta"), released his debut LP with Lil Wayne (The B.G.'z), True Story, in 1993 at the young age of 13. (Lil Wayne signed at 11) As the only Cash Money artist to survive several roster purges, B.G. was instrumental in helping carry Cash Money to regional fame. Multi-millionaire label head Brian Williams, who also became an artist for the label under the name "Baby" soon after Birdman, allowed B.G. to catapult to success.

B.G's release Chopper City is considered a southern classic and sold 147,000 copies independently in 1996. He was only 15 years old when he recorded the album. The next year, he released the albums It's All on U, Vol. 1 and It's All on U Vol. 2 when Cash Money signed a $30 million deal with Universal in 1997, B.G. went to work on his seminal Chopper City in the Ghetto LP. The album spawned the massive hit "Bling Bling", which, along with Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up", made Cash Money a nation wide success. "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. He began wearing multiple Rolex watches and large necklaces while flashing his solid gold teeth in celebration of his success and extreme wealth.

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 left the label in early 2001 after disputes with Brian "Baby" Williams over personal issues (B.G. 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. In 2001, he attended a drug treatment program in Minnesota for his heroin addiction. In 2003, Baby took old recordings of the Hot Boys and released Let 'Em Burn. B.G. went on to release his first offering on the Koch label entitled Living Legend, which was sold as a 2-disc set. On the Livin Legend album, B.G. disses Baby & Lil' Wayne on tracks like: Fuck U (Intro), I Keep It Gangsta, R.I.P., Reality Check, However U Want It & Get Ugly. In 2004, he released Life After Cash Money. In 2005, he released The Heart Of Tha Streetz, Vol. 1. He also helped record "Y'all Heard of Me" with C-Murder. After the disputes Baby recalls saying in a xxl interview that B.G. is part of his family and B.G. is going to have a track with him and lil wayne on his new album to hood to be hollywood called Still Get Money

In 2006, Trina release a mixtape diss in which she targeted B.G. along with Gillie Da Kid and southern rapping rival Khia. The mixtape was recorded in response to a statement made by B.G. where he claimed Trina had a sexual relationship with both Baby and Lil' Wayne, whom are both rappers (she was involved with Lil' Wayne at the time). In that track, she dissed him with the line "You's a Cash Money Reject, a 9th Ward Soldier/Keep fuckin with that boy, you gon' end up in a coma." B.G. responded (along with Chopper City Boy VL Mike) on the mixtape track "Cannon Bust Back" where VL Mike dissed Trina saying "Keep Geezy's name out your mouth, we don't want beef with no bitch/If that n*gga ain't satisfyin' you can suck my dick/You crossed that line hoe, you got problems with me/And if that n*gga say my name he ain't allowed to in the Streets," however B.G. reserved his disses for Wayne, merely saying "Got a big ol' dick peekin' at your bitch..." It appears that the beef is most likely finished, as Trina and Wayne split up in October of 2006. The B.G and Lil Wayne beef must also be over because they have been seen together in a picture taken at a T.I listening party.^[1]

In 2006 B.G. left Koch Records and signed with Atlantic Records. His Atlantic Records debut album is scheduled for February 2008 as said by executive producer T.I. on BET's Rap City. This album will feature Young Dro, Young Jeezy, T.I., T-Pain, Layzie Bone, Chopper City Boyz, Mannie Fresh, and Hot Boys. The album title is confirmed to be Too Hood to be Hollywood.

• 2000: Baller Blockin

• 1995: True Story
• 1996: Chopper City
• 1997: It's All on U Vol. 1
• 1997: It's All on U Vol. 2
• 1999: Chopper City in the Ghetto
• 2000: Checkmate
• 2003: Livin' Legend
• 2004: Life After Cash Money
• 2005: The Heart of Tha Streetz, Vol. 1
• 2006: The Heart of tha Streetz, Vol. 2
  • U.S. Sales: 178,624^[2]
• 2007: We Got This (with Chopper City Boyz)
• 2008: Too Hood to Be Hollywood

• 1999: "Cash Money is a Army"
• 1999: "Bling Bling" (feat. Hot Boys & Big Tymers)
• 2000: "I Know" (feat. Lil Wayne)
• 2001: "Hennessy & XTC" (feat. Big Tymers)
• 2003: "Hottest of the Hot"
• 2003: "I Keep It Gangsta"
• 2004: "My World" (I Want It)
• 2004: "Don't Talk to Me"
• 2005: "Where da At" (feat. Homebwoi)
• 2005: "Fool With It"
• 2006: "Move Around" (feat. Mannie Fresh)
• 2006: "Ain't No Bitch" (feat. Webbie & VL Mike)
• 2007: "Make Em Mad" (with Chopper City Boyz)
• 2007: "I Hustle" (feat. Young Jeezy)
• 2007: "For a Minute" (feat. T.I)

1. ^ http://allhiphop.com/blogs/rumors/archive/2007/09/18/18606770.aspx
2. ^ http://indiehq.com/2006/09/20/independent-sales-chart-9-20-06/#more-235

• B.G. B.G. at MySpace