B.G. Knocc Out
B.G. Knocc Out | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Arlandis Hinton |
Also known as | B.G. Knocc Out Al Hasan Naqiyy |
Born | Compton, California, U.S. | January 23, 1975
Genres | Hip hop, G-funk, gangsta rap |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Ruthless Def Jam Outburst |
Al Hassan Naqiyy (born Arlandis Hinton; January 23, 1975),[citation needed] better known by his stage name B.G. Knocc Out, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the younger brother of rapper Dresta, who also collaborated in the song.
Biography
Early life and rapping career
Hinton was born and raised in Compton, California, he and his brother Dresta became Crips , affiliated with Nutty Blocc Compton Crips (W/S) set.[1] Eazy-E, a rapper from Compton, eventually discovered the brothers, met up and recorded songs with them.[2] B.G. Knocc Out (Hinton) and Dresta (Wicker) signed to Ruthless with Eazy-E. They both appeared on Eazy-E's 1993 multi-platinum EP It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa on the single "Real Muthaphukkin G's". The song itself was a response to Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's various disses towards Eazy-E on The Chronic.
In 1995, B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta released their debut album Real Brothas, which remains their only album to date. At end of the same year, they made 3 guest appearances in Eazy-E's posthumous album Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton. The following year in 1996 he appeared on DJ Yella's debut solo album One Mo Nigga Ta Go.
Prison sentence and later career
Hinton was sentenced to ten to twelve years in prison for gang-related attempted murder in 1998. He converted to Islam in prison and was released in August 2006. He later changed his name to Al Hasan Naqiyy.[2]
On September 2007, his website confirmed reports that he was incarcerated again for parole violation.[3] He was released again in 2009 and released an album called Eazy-E's Protege during the summer of 2011. He then had plans to release an album titled Nutty By Nature sometime in 2012, but was cancelled after becoming religious and starting the Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and the largest gathering of Muslim people in the world. The title, Nutty By Nature, is a reference to the block he was raised on, Nutty Block in Compton, CA.
Discography
Studio albums
- Eazy-E's Protege (2011)
- Nutty By Nature (2015)
- Blocc Boyz (2015)
- Uncommon (2017)
- 1-Up (2017)
Collaboration albums
- Real Brothas with Dresta (1995)
Compilation albums
- Features (2017)
Extended plays
- St. L.A. (2015)
- Da New Crip (2017)
- 5st Regime Change (2018)
Guest appearances
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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1994 | "Kickin Azz" (featuring BG Knocc Out) |
Menajahtwa | Cha-licious |
1993 | "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (featuring Dresta & BG Knocc Out) |
Eazy-E | It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa |
1995 | "Ole School Shit" (featuring Dresta, Sylk-E. Fyne & BG Knocc Out) |
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | |
1995 | "Sippin' on a 40" (featuring Dresta & BG Knocc Out) | ||
1995 | "Gangsta Beat 4 tha Street" (featuring Dresta, BG Knocc Out & Menajahtwa) | ||
1996 | "Dats How I'm Livin'" (featuring BG Knocc Out) |
DJ Yella | One Mo Nigga ta Go |
1996 | "Coming to Serve You" (featuring BG Knocc Out) |
Flesh-N-Bone | T.H.U.G.S. |
2001 | "Silent Night" (featuring Damon Elliot & BG Knocc Out) |
5th Dog Let Loose | |
2006 | "Gangsta Movement" (featuring BG Knocc Out & Dresta) |
Lil Eazy-E | Cali Untouchable Radio 14: Rebirth of Gangsta Rap |
2013 | "Its a Hood Thang" (featuring BG Knocc Out) |
Emilush & Caustic | Non-album single |
2013 | "Drink Party Dance" (featuring BG Knocc Out, Adrian Areas & David Vasquez) |
Michael ACE | Entertainment Law, Vol. 1 |
2016 | "OGs aus den 90ern" (featuring BG Knocc Out & Moe Mitchell) |
Maskoe | OG |
References
- ^ {{cite BG Knocc Out tried to shoot MC Ren web|url=http://www.greatonline.org/Conference/PDF/Cuthbertson_Media_Violence.pdf%7Ctitle=Crips%7Cformat=PDF%7Cpublisher=Gang Resistance Education And Training|accessdate=2008-08-07}}
- ^ a b B.G. Knocc Out Interview (HTML) Dubcnn. Retrieved on 2008-10-12
- ^ "BGKO Faces Jail Time; Dre'sta Prepares New Album". Dubcnn. 2007-09-23. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
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External links
- B.G. Knocc Out discography at Discogs
- B.G. Knocc Out on Twitter
- 1975 births
- Living people
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- African-American rappers
- African-American Muslims
- American people convicted of attempted murder
- Converts to Islam
- Crips
- Def Jam Recordings artists
- G-funk artists
- Gangsta rappers
- Musicians from Compton, California
- Rappers from Los Angeles
- Ruthless Records artists
- Underground rappers
- West Coast hip hop musicians