Behind Bars, Beyond Hooks: Hip Hop and the Prison Industrial Complex

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July 20, 2012 by Victor “Doc V” Trammell
Reason4Rhymes.com and other mainstream hip hop news sources have recently run stories concerning the case of platinum-selling rap star Christopher “B.G.” Dorsey. B.G. is a former Cash Money Records signee and was a member of the label’s popular super-group called the Hot Boys. The group’s other members were Lil’ Wayne, Juvenile and Turk.

The group released three studio albums from 1996 to 2003. Their second album “Guerilla Warfare” was their most notable release and achieved multi-platinum status. B.G. had success as a solo artist as well. His gold and platinum musical contributions helped Cash Money Records become the recording powerhouse it is today.

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