B-Legit
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| Birth name | Brandt Jones |
| Also known as | Hash Brown Billo |
| Born | January 13, 1968 |
| Origin | Vallejo, California |
| Genres | Hip hop, Hyphy |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Jive, Sick Wid It, Koch |
Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.[1]
Early life
Brandt "B-Legit" Jones graduated from General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Senior High School on June 17, 1986. He was a member of the Vallejo High School marching band.
Career
Before he started his music career, he went to Grambling State University. He became a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40.[1] He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" on 2Pac's All Eyez on Me album. He has been on several independent and major labels such as Sick Wid It Records,[1] Jive Records,[2] and Koch Records.[3] He has collaborated with numerous other artists including E-40, Celly Cel, Master P, Too Short, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, Bushwick Bill, Jadakiss, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Styles P, The Federation, Mystikal, UGK, Mack 10, Keak Da Sneak, Rick Rock, Young Buck, The Luniz, Paul Wall, and the late Mac Dre.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- Tryin' to Get a Buck (1993)
- The Hemp Museum (1996)
- Hempin' Ain't Easy (1999)
- Hard 2 B-Legit (2002)
- Block Movement (2005)
- Coast 2 Coast (2007)[4]
- Throwblock Muzic (2007)
- What We Been Doin (2015)
Collaboration albums
- Down and Dirty with The Click (1992)
- Game Related with The Click (1995)
- Money & Muscle with The Click (2001)
- Connected and Respected with E-40 (2018)
Compilation albums
- Southwest Riders with E-40 (1997)
Mixtapes
- The Purple House President (2005)
- Hood Hustlin' (2006)
- Gorilla Grindin with Lil Sisco (2006)
Guest appearances
- 1992: E-40 - "Outsmart the Po Po's" (Federal)
- 1993: D-Shot - The Shot Calla
- 1994: E-40 - The Mail Man
- 1994: Celly Cel - "Ballin' Thru My Hood" (Heat 4 Yo Azz)
- 1995: E-40 & Mac Shawn - "Sideways" (In a Major Way)
- 1995: E-40 & Celly Cel - "H.I. Double L" (In a Major Way)
- 1995: Tales From The Hood soundtrack
- 1995: Various Artists - The Hogg in Me
- 1996: 2Pac - All Eyez On Me
- 1996: Suga-T - Paper Chasin (4eva Hustlin)
- 1996: Funk Mobb - It Ain't 4 Play
- 1996: Celly Cel - Killa Kali
- 1996: High School High soundtrack
- 1996: E-40 & 2Pac - "Million Dollar Spot" (Tha Hall of Game)
- 1996: E-40 - "I Like What You Do To Me" (Tha Hall of Game)
- 1996: Playaz Tryna Strive - All Frames of the Game
- 1997: C-Bo - One Life 2 Live
- 1997: Booty Call soundtrack
- 1997: Ant Banks - Big Thangs
- 1997: D-Shot - Six Figures
- 1997: The Mossie - Have Heart Have Money
- 1997: Mystikal & E-40 - "Here We Go" (Unpredictable)
- 1997: Luniz - Lunitik Muzik
- 1997: 187 Fac - Fac Not Fiction
- 1998: Scarface - "Do What You Do" (My Homies)
- 1998: Daz Dillinger & Bo–Roc - "Playa Partners" (Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back)
- 1998: D-Shot - Boss Ballin 2
- 1998: Celly Cel - The G Filez
- 1998: E-40 - "All the Time" (The Element of Surprise)
- 1998: E-40 - "Doin' Dirt Bad" (The Element of Surprise)
- 1999: Too $hort - Can't Stay Away
- 1999: A-1 - Mash Confusion
- 1999: Mac Dre - "Valley Joe" ("Rapper Gone Bad")
- 1999: The Delinquents - Bosses Will Be Bosses
- 1999: E-40 - "Borrow Yo Broad" (The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire)
- 1999: T.W.D.Y. - Derty Werk
- 2000: Richie Rich - The Game
- 2000: Too $hort - You Nasty
- 2000: E-40 - Loyalty and Betrayal
- 2000: T.W.D.Y. - Lead the Way
- 2001: Too $hort - Chase the Cat
- 2002: E-40 - Grit & Grind
- 2002: Too $hort - What's My Favorite Word?
- 2003: E-40 - "Northern Califoonya" (Breakin News)
- 2003: Street Lordz - Platinum Masterpiece
- 2004: Messy Marv - The Block Files
- 2004: Bosko - That Fire
- 2004: E-40 - The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- 2006: E-40 & Stressmatic - "Gouda" (My Ghetto Report Card)
- 2007: Turf Talk - West Coast Vaccine: The Cure
- 2007: Woodie, Never, Lil Coner - Pistoleros
- 2007: The Lonely Island - Cool Beans
- 2008: The Jacka and Berner - Drought Season
- 2008: E-40 - "Alcoholism" (The Ball Street Journal)
- 2008: E-40, Bosko (Singer/Producer) & Suga T - "Pray For Me" (The Ball Street Journal)
- 2009: Big Scoob - Monsterifik
- 2010: Cognito - Automatic
- 2010: Yukmouth - "All On You" (Thuggin' & Mobbin')
- 2010: E-40 - "I Get Down" (Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift)
- 2011: E-40 - "Drugs" (Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift)
- 2011: E-40 & Stressmatic - "Rear View Mirror" (Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift)
- 2011: E-40 - "43" (Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift)
- 2012: The Chicken Hill Project (Album Produced by Hallway Productionz )[5][6]
- 2012: E-40 & Laroo T.H.H.- "Outta Town" (The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1)
- 2012: E-40 & Richie Rich - "Cutlass" (The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1)
- 2012: E-40 - "Can You Feel It?" (The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1)
- 2012: E-40 & Willy Will - "I Ain't Doin' Nothin'" (The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 )
- 2012: C-Bo - "Getting To The Money" (Orca)
- 2012: DJ Toure - "She Like It" also featuring D-Lo and London (Toure's Theory: Session One)
- 2012: Yukmouth - "Cookies & Bo" (featuring Cellski) (Half Baked)
- 2012: Young Noble - "So Crazy" feat. Z-Ro (Outlaw Rydahz Vol. 1)
- 2012: Blanco & Yukmouth - "Airheads" feat. Dru Down & Richie Rich) (Cookies 'n Cream)
- 2014: Davina - "Rollin in These Streets" ft. Shady Nate & Lil Raider (Menace 2 Society: Northern California Gangsters & Thugs Vol. 4)
- 2014: Big Tone - "Mobb Shit" (feat. Celly Cel) (Sav It Out Vol. 5)
- 2014: Ant Taylor - "We$t Coa$t" (feat. Biggmann, Black C & Lace Leno) (WestCoast Revival Vol. 1)
- 2015: Berner x B-Real - "Mob" (Prohibition Part 2)
- 2015: Bandgang Biggs x Bandgang Javar x B-Legit - "Nobody" (Biggs Campaign)
- 2016: E-40 & Jazze Pha - "Savage" (The D-Boy Diary (Book 1))
- 2016: E-40 & TreSolid - "Highway" (The D-Boy Diary (Book 2))
- 2016: Big Scoob - "Bitch Please" feat. E-40 & B-Legit
References
- ^ a b c d "OG icon B-Legit reflects on pre-hyphy rap". San Francisco Weekly. 12 December 2007.
- ^ Banjoko, Adisa (8 December 2005). "Hip-Hop News: Bay Area Rap Star B-Legit Speaks On New Album". Rap News Network.
- ^ "La Koch Records si prende il rapper B-Legit" (in Italian). Rockol. 25 August 2000.
- ^ "Coast 2 Coast - B-Legit". AllMusic. 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Lockerz, Inc. "Aren Menace's Photo". Lockerz.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "ChickenHill Project". Mim.io. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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