B.G. — whose given name is Christopher Noel Dorsey — is a New Orleans native who started his career in rap music when he signed to Ronald “Slim” Williams and Birdman’s Cash Money Records in 1994 at the age of 13 years old. He would quickly rise to fame, working alongside his label mates Lil Wayne , Turk , and Juvenile , with music production by Mannie Fresh. In November 2009, B.G., which stands for Baby Gangsta, had a run in with the law that created a domino effect that would soon change the trajectory of his life and career. During a routine traffic stop, the New Orleans Police Department discovered three guns — two of which had been previously reported as stolen — in the rapper’s car. He was taken in and booked on an illegal carrying of weapons charge. In 2012, B.G. was sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison for gun possession and witness tampering. Under ordinary circumstances, B.G. would be released from prison in April 2024. However, Cash Money Records boss, Birdman ,...
