After serving 12-and-a-half years behind bars, B.G. is definitely dwelling 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 Sizzling 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 site 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 attributable to strict parole limitations and all kinds of purple tape. In July of 2024, a U.S. District Choose in Louisiana imposed a situation during which the New Orleans native could be required to submit all lyrics to his probation officer earlier than any songs may even be recorded.
Nevertheless, after preventing sternly for his first modification rights, Gizzle is now free to file and drop tracks at will. He dropped an aptly titled new album consequently, Freedom of Speech. When requested if he is nonetheless apprehensive concerning the rhymes he places on wax, B.G. says he is all the time going to “speak his speak” however even that does not block emotions of doable judgment and repercussions.
“If the ban that they was making an attempt to placed on me would’ve caught, then there’s undoubtedly a number of data on there that I wouldn’t have been capable of drop,” B.G. tells XXL within the video beneath. “And to be sincere with you, I nonetheless toned it down slightly bit as a result of on the finish of the day, the prosecutor’s nonetheless received 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 circumstances or real-life conditions that might get folks harm, then he may carry me again in entrance of the choose and ask for me to be violated. I nonetheless stored 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 Sizzling Boys O.G. presents some very strong recommendation for the youthful era of rhymers in hopes that they will keep away from seeing their lyrics doubtlessly land them in scorching water with authorities.
“You recognize, you bought the USA 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 folks listening. Them folks watching. So, you bought to be aware of what you set in these songs.’ Rap is on trial.”
Gizzle additionally speaks fondly of the latest Sizzling 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 chortle 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 medicine 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 received him on a foul angle and we had a great chortle about it for every week. All of us laughed, josted off one another, josted off him as a result of we thought it was humorous. Nevertheless it simply stroke a chord in my memory that the web is actually undefeated. Stunna ain’t by no means did no laborious medicine. He all the time been strictly concerning the bag.”
Watch B.G. converse additional on his life after jail, share his ideas on why snitching is such a preferred subject throughout the tradition and attending to the bag together with his unique Money Cash labelmates.
