I t’s 5 a.m. in Georgia, and Tree Sound Studios is quiet. I’m in a side room of the vast, oaky complex near Atlanta, preparing to be the first person outside of Lil Wayne’s circle to hear Tha Carter VI, the album he’s been working on for six years. On …
Read More »Watch Hot Boys Stage Long-Awaited Full Reunion at Lil Wayne's Lil WeezyAna Fest
As promised, Hot Boys — the rap supergroup of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, and B.G. — reunited in full for the first time in over 15 years at Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Festival Saturday in New Orleans. According to the New Orleans Times-Pecayune, the reunion set lasted about 22 minutes, and …
Read More »Supervising B.G.'s Lyrics Implies That Rap Is a Crime
On July 2, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ruled that B.G. must turn in his written lyrics to the government before releasing them. The ruling is the latest setback the rapper born Christopher Dorsey has faced since he was sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in federal prison for felony …
Read More »Hot Boys Rapper B.G. Arrested for Probation Violations After Boosie Concert Appearance
Seven months after Hot Boys rapper B.G. was released after spending 12 years in prison, a recent arrest for probation violations threatens to send him back behind bars. The Guardian reports that the rapper born Christopher Dorsey was arrested earlier this month in Las Vegas — where he now resides …
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