True Story (The B.G.'z album)

True Story
EP by B.G.
Released July 28, 1995
June 29, 1999 (re-release)
Recorded 1995
Genre Gangsta Rap, Bounce Music, Southern Hip Hop
Length 19:42
Label Cash Money Records, Universal Records (Re-release)
Producer Bryan "Baby" Williams (exec.), Ronald "Slim" Williams (co-exec.), Mannie Fresh
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [2]

True Story was originally the debut album by American hip hop duo B.G.'z, released on July 29, 1995, by Cash Money. Originally, B.G.'z were a group consisting of Lil Doogie (B.G.), who was 14 years old, and Baby D (Lil Wayne), who was 12. This album was released in 1995, and re-released in 1999 as a B.G. album, when Cash Money Records got a distribution deal with Universal Records. It sold over 20,000 copies at the time of its release.

Due to his age, Wayne's mother didn't allow him to record such profane lyrics but he still did, and the name B.G. was given to Doogie. "True Story" and "Fuck Big Boy" are diss tracks towards Mystikal and Big Boy Records, another independent label from New Orleans.[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "True Story" (featuring Mr. Ivan & Baby D) 3:34
2. "Get On My Feet"   3:54
3. "Start "N" Tha Game" (featuring Ms. Tee) 4:37
4. "From Tha 13th To Tha 17th" (featuring Baby D) 4:49
5. "Hood Took Me Under"   4:20
6. "Down For My Stacks" (featuring E. Vicious, Baby, Mr. Ivan & Baby D) 5:05
7. "Thrill B'G" (featuring Baby D) 4:00
8. "Fuck Big Boy" (featuring Baby D & Tec-9*) 4:37

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 68. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ↑ allmusic ((( True Story - Overview )))