After serving 12-and-a-half years behind bars, B.G. is definitely residing life as a blessing now. Recent off the discharge of his new album, Freedom of Speech, and its accompanying documentary, Freedom of Speech: The Christopher Dorsey Untold Story, the jovial Money Cash legend chops it up with XXL about his post-prison struggles getting again within the sales space, the latest Scorching Boys reunion, recommendation for younger street-talking rappers and extra.
Since he was launched from jail in 2023, after pleading responsible to being a felon in possession of a firearm throughout a visitors cease in 2009, the 18 months he is been out have not all been simple. B.G. returned to his well-established rap profession, however hit a roadblock on account of strict parole limitations and all forms of purple tape. In July of 2024, a U.S. District Decide in Louisiana imposed a situation by which the New Orleans native could be required to submit all lyrics to his probation officer earlier than any songs might even be recorded.
Nonetheless, after preventing sternly for his first modification rights, Gizzle is now free to document and drop tracks at will. He dropped an aptly titled new album because of this, Freedom of Speech. When requested if he is nonetheless apprehensive in regards to the rhymes he places on wax, B.G. says he is all the time going to “discuss his discuss” however even that does not block emotions of potential judgment and repercussions.
“If the ban that they was attempting to placed on me would’ve caught, then there’s undoubtedly a number of information on there that I wouldn’t have been in a position to drop,” B.G. tells XXL within the video beneath. “And to be sincere with you, I nonetheless toned it down a bit bit as a result of on the finish of the day, the prosecutor’s nonetheless acquired the correct. If he really feel like I am going too far or if he really feel like I am name-dropping and speaking about energetic instances or real-life conditions that might get individuals harm, then he might convey me again in entrance of the choose and ask for me to be violated. I nonetheless saved all of it the way in which B.G., but in addition, at the back of my thoughts, was like, I ain’t gon’ push it too far.”
With that, the Scorching Boys O.G. affords some very stable recommendation for the youthful technology of rhymers in hopes that they’ll keep away from seeing their lyrics probably land them in scorching water with authorities.
“, you bought the US Authorities over your shoulder,” B.G. says. “That is why my message to those children be, ‘Man, hear, it ain’t what you do, it is the way you do it. On the finish of the day, them individuals listening. Them individuals watching. So, you bought to be conscious of what you set in these songs.’ Rap is on trial.”
Gizzle additionally speaks fondly of the latest Scorching Boys reunion tour. He reunited onstage with fellow group members Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Turk in addition to the Massive Tymers, Birdman and Mannie Recent. There was loads of camaraderie among the many Money Cash Millionaires on the tour. He additionally will get a hearty chuckle about how social media ran wild with claims that Birdman eerily handed out on stage throughout the reunion. It seems, it had nothing to do with medication or a medical emergency however quite a significant misunderstanding that ended up going viral.
“He was simply studying the teleprompter, ya heard me?” B.G. says laughingly. “They only acquired him on a nasty angle and we had a great chuckle about it for per week. All of us laughed, josted off one another, josted off him as a result of we thought it was humorous. But it surely simply rang a bell in my memory that the web is admittedly undefeated. Stunna ain’t by no means did no arduous medication. He all the time been strictly in regards to the bag.”
Watch B.G. communicate additional on his life after jail, share his ideas on why snitching is such a preferred matter throughout the tradition and attending to the bag along with his unique Money Cash labelmates.
