After serving 12-and-a-half years behind bars, B.G. is actually 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 current 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 straightforward. B.G. returned to his well-established rap profession, however hit a roadblock attributable to strict parole limitations and all forms of pink tape. In July of 2024, a U.S. District Choose in Louisiana imposed a situation through which the New Orleans native can be required to submit all lyrics to his probation officer earlier than any songs may even be recorded.
Nevertheless, after combating sternly for his first modification rights, Gizzle is now free to document and drop tracks at will. He dropped an aptly titled new album consequently, 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 “speak his speak” however even that does not block emotions of attainable judgment and repercussions.
“If the ban that they was attempting to placed on me would’ve caught, then there’s positively just a few data on there that I wouldn’t have been in a position to drop,” B.G. tells XXL within the video under. “And to be trustworthy with you, I nonetheless toned it down just a little bit as a result of on the finish of the day, the prosecutor’s nonetheless bought 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 would get folks damage, then he may convey me again in entrance of the decide and ask for me to be violated. I nonetheless stored all of it the best way 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. provides some very stable recommendation for the youthful era of rhymers in hopes that they will keep away from seeing their lyrics probably land them in sizzling water with authorities.
“You understand, you bought the USA Authorities over your shoulder,” B.G. says. “That is why my message to those kids be, ‘Man, pay attention, 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 conscious of what you place in these songs.’ Rap is on trial.”
Gizzle additionally speaks fondly of the current Sizzling Boys reunion tour. He reunited onstage with fellow group members Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Turk in addition to the Huge 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 snicker about how social media ran wild with claims that Birdman eerily handed out on stage through the reunion. It seems, it had nothing to do with medication or a medical emergency however reasonably a significant misunderstanding that ended up going viral.
“He was simply studying the teleprompter, ya heard me?” B.G. says laughingly. “They only bought him on a nasty angle and we had an excellent snicker 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. But it surely simply jogged my memory that the web is actually undefeated. Stunna ain’t by no means did no laborious medication. He all the time been strictly in regards to the bag.”
Watch B.G. converse 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 together with his unique Money Cash labelmates.
