LIFE AFTER CASH MONEY

Personnel: B.G. ; Nathan Hughes (percussion); Conrad, Gar, Hakim , Real, Soulja Slim, Ying Yang Twins, Big Gipp, Ziggler the Wiggler, Six Shot. Audio Mixers: KLC; Base Heavy; C Los Beats; Zone; Quentin Dennard. B.G.'s rapping skills made serious revenue for the legendary Cash Money label before he was a teenager (and before there was much of a Cash Money label of which to speak). On 2004's LIFE AFTER CASH MONEY, B.G. sounds like someone who's moved beyond his origins, with easy vocals gliding over magnificent Dirty South beats. Although he makes it clear that he's no longer affiliated with the record company with which he was practically synonymous in the 1990s (this is his second record for Koch Records), B.G. still brandishes a hard-edged style that doesn't break for a second. Like many rappers in the southern states, B.G. blends a sense of humor with a darker worldview, and occasionally leans towards the violent landscapes of the Geto Boys. Nowhere do the two sides mix with more awesome chaos than on the anthemic "Factory." B.G. displays his prowess both in lyrical potency and dizzying swagger while throwing in a shout to his past on the crawling "My World I Want It.'" He also proves he can change gears effectively on the semi-lewd, '70s-inspired, funk-infused ballad "Bust a Move." B.G. doesn't miss a beat as he slides into his new existence on LIFE AFTER CASH MONEY.