BG (rapper)

	BG (2011)
	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	It's All on U Vol. 2
	Chopper City in the Ghetto
	Checkmate
	Livin 'Legend
	Life After Cash Money
	The Heart of tha Streetz Vol. 1
	The Heart of tha Streetz Vol. 2
	We got this
	Life in the Concrete Jungle
	Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood
	Singles
	Bling Bling (feat. Baby , Turk , Juvenile & Lil Wayne )

BG (born September 3, 1980 in New Orleans , Louisiana ; actually Christopher Dorsey ) is an American rapper .

Life

Dorsey grew up in New Orleans, got a contract with Cash Money Records at the age of 14 and released his first albums in the late 1990s, which became local hits. In 1999 the album Chopper City in the Ghetto followed , which was awarded platinum by the RIAA .

After a dispute with his label in 2002, he left it and founded his own label Choppa City at Koch Records . This was followed by Disstracks against his former colleague Baby (now Birdman) and against Lil Wayne (with whom he has now reconciled). He also had success with his new label, such as B. with his album The Heart Of Tha Streetz vol. 2 , which made it into the top 10 on the Billboard 200 . The album Too Hood to Be Hollywood was announced for the beginning of 2008 , but it was only released in December 2009.

Discography

Albums

1995: True Story
1997: 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
2009: Too Hood to Be Hollywood

Singles

1999: Bling Bling (feat. Baby , Turk , Juvenile & Lil Wayne )
1999: Cash Money Is an Army
2004: I Want It
2005: Where da At
2006: Move Around (feat. Mannie Fresh )
2008: For a Minute ( feat.TI )
2008: Ya Heard Me ( feat.Trey Songz , Lil Wayne & Juvenile )

Web links

official website (English)
official MySpace page (English)
BG at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
↑ BG in the US charts (Billboard homepage)
↑ Awards: US
↑ Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 by Joel Whitburn , Record Research 2007, ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7 .
↑ biography on Allmusic (English)
^ BG Talks About New Album "Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood" and Hot Boyz Reunion Album . wordofsouth.com. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

personal data
SURNAME	BG
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	BG; Dorsey, Christopher (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd September 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Orleans , Louisiana

[USalbum-1] The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

[Billboard-2] BG in the US charts (Billboard homepage)

[Ausz.-3] Awards: US

[USsingle-4] Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 by Joel Whitburn , Record Research 2007, ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7 .

[5] raphy on Allmusic (English)

[6] BG Talks About New Album "Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood" and Hot Boyz Reunion Album . wordofsouth.com. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2011.