B-Legit
| B-Legit | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Associated acts | A-1, Celly Cel, The Click, Master P, Tupac Shakur, Too Short, Levitti, Mystikal, The Mossie, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Luniz, The Federation, UGK, Mack 10, Keak Da Sneak, Rick Rock, J.Wes Of 420Ent, Young Buck, Paul Wall, Mac Dre, Blade Icewood |
Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.[1]
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.
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[4] (2007)
- Throwblock Muzic (2007)
- What We Been Doin (2015)
Collaborative albums
- Down and Dirty (with The Click) (1992)
- Game Related (with The Click) (1995)
- Money & Muscle (with The Click) (2001)
Compilation albums
- Southwest Riders (with E-40) (1997)
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))
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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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