Rapper BG Must Submit Songs For Judicial Approval Before Public Release
Rapper BG has been ordered to submit his future songs to a judge for approval before releasing them.
The rapper, who has worked with Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane, among others, received the order to make sure his songs match his “goals of rehabilitation.”
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BG (real name Christopher Dorsey) was arrested in March after performing in Las Vegas with rapper Boosie. BG’s appearance violated his supervised release on gun charges, which stipulated he was to “refrain from … associating unnecessarily with’’ felons.
BG, short for “Baby Gangsta,’’ also shouldn’t have been publicly espousing lyrics touting two men who are serving life behind bars for several murders, the prosecutors contend. Such lyrics are “inconsistent with the goals of rehabilitation,” the prosecutors said.
BG began his career as a teen, recording with Cash Money Records’ Hot Boys group along with rappers Wayne and Juvenile. But his career was cut short when he was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2012 after being caught with three guns in his car, two of which were stolen.
He was released last year, recording the comeback album “Choppers & Bricks” with Grammy nominee Mane.
Federal Judge Susie Morgan issued the order forcing BG to submit future lyrics to her, contending prosecutors had “legitimate’’ concerns about him falling off the rehabilitation route.
The rapper’s lawyers said the order constituted “unconstitutional prior restraint of free speech.”
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