B.G. - Still Standing
B.G. has had a storied career in hip-hop. He was a part of the original Hot Boys. He battled a drug addiction and won. He’s even coined phrases that are now officially part of the English language, just check Webster’s dictionary. In short, B.G. is a survivor.
He went from being a multi platinum artist on Cash Money to beefing with Baby and Lil Wayne. Always one to land on his feet B.G. continued to put music out and became an extremely successful independent artist. And with a little help from fellow Southern superstar T.I., B.G. made it back to the majors, as he is now an Atlantic artist.
Few rappers can say they’ve been as resilient as B.G. Fifteen years in the game and he’s still relevant. Sixshot.com caught up with B.G to discuss the Chopper City Boyz, his situation with Atlantic, the effects of Hurricane Katrina, and the Hot Boys reunion.
Sixshot.Com: Alright man, first things first, I know you’re a real New Orleans dude. Are things getting better down there in terms of Katrina?
B.G.: I guess man. I mean it’s better than it was. I could say that. It’s better than it was a year or two ago but it’s definitely not where it should be or where I know that it could be. It’s not like it was before Katrina and I’m still waiting for it to get back to that. If certain people would step up and do what they supposed to do things might get better faster, you know what I’m sayin’?
Sixshot.Com: I feel that. So B.G., you and the Chopper City Boyz went in a different direction with the album's first single, "Bubblegum". Was that intentional? [Listen to Bubblegum]
B.G.: I mean for us that’s really just a buzz record man. We just wanted to show a different side of the Chopper City Boyz and get the buzz going for the album. I think the fans wanted to see another side of what we have to offer and we got that. People might thing we only got that street type of shit but we could do it all man.
Sixshot.Com: Are you happy with the response?
B.G.: Most definitely man. People are feelin’ it. You know what the fans expect from me and that’s that street shit. They expect that from me and my crew and I always got that for them. I always got that and I always will. I love giving the fans that type of music. We just decided to switch it up and so far so good because they’re loving the song. It’s getting a real good response.
Sixshot.Com: As a dude who’s been in the game for so long what is your take on the sales slump?
B.G.: The game is going through a transformation to digital right now and that’s what it is. You gotta get accustomed to the changes and all that and just roll with them, you know what I’m sayin’? Lil Wayne showed us though that if you set things up the right way and you got the right push and the right buzz that you could still sell a major amount of records. Wayne is on fire and we knew he was gonna sell a whole lot of records. Things ain’t that bad. They could be that bad though if you let them. It’s all about how you set things up and all that.
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The Baby Gangsta has been in this game for a looooooong time. Along with his Hot Boy crew and Mannie Fresh, B.G. help take Cash Money Records to the forefront of the Dirty South in the late 90's. I'm very happy that the 3 members who are not currently incarcerated (Free Turk) hopped on B.G.'s first single off his album "2 Hood For Hollywood." I can't wait for that Hot Boy Reunion album! Below are a few B.G. tracks including my favorite B.G. track, "I Want It." [BG]Whaaaaaaaaa[/BG]
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