FORMER CASH MONEY STAR B.G. SET TO RELEASE
THE HEART OF THA STREETZ VOL. 2 (I AM WHAT I AM)
ON MARCH 21, 2006 ON CHOPPER CITY RECORDS/KOCH RECORDS

B.G. REUNITES WITH PRODUCER/FRIEND, MANNIE FRESH, ON THE EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE, "MOVE AROUND."

VIDEO SET TO WORLD PREMIERE ON YAHOO MUSIC! ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20th

VIDEO AIRPLAY WILL START ON B.E.T. & MTV JAMZ SHORTLY AS
SINGLE EXPLODES AT RADIO

February 17, 2006 -Former Hot Boy B.G. is set to release his new album, The Heart of tha Srteez Vol. 2, (I Am What I Am) on Chopper City Records/KOCH Records on March 21st, 2006. On the album, B.G. decided to get back to his roots by teaming up with former Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh for the hot single "Move Around."  The single is already at a 1000 spins at Urban Radio and is the fastest growing B.G. single in years.

After establishing himself as one of hip-hop's most visible acts, B.G., virtually disappeared from the scene to battle his personal demons. Focused and recharged, the man whose "Bling Bling" song became a national phenomenon and whose tremendous success as an independent artist helped secure Cash Money Records' landmark deal in the 90's with Universal Records, reunites with Mannie Fresh and returns with his strongest album to date. 

Now, co-CEO of Chopper City Records along with partner and co-CEO, Carol Dorsey, the original Hot Boy, who started his career in his teens, is now a man. "Everything that I've been through qualifies me to be the heart of the streets.  Everybody knows my history and my background, so I've got the right to call myself the heart of the streets.  I've been in the game since I was 14.  This is my tenth solo project; nine solo albums, three Hot Boys albums, and gang of underground discs.  I ain't but 25 and I'm already a legend."

With sales of over 7 million albums to his credit, he remains an indomitable figure and a household name especially in the Dirty South, where he is a huge fan-favorite.

While signed to Ca$h Money, B.G. released a string of albums, including True Story (1993), Chopper City (1997), and 1997's It's All On U (Volumes 1 and 2).  He further bolstered his status by becoming member of the now legendary Hot Boys (Juvenile, Lil' Wayne, and Young Turk).  B.G.'s Chopper City in the Ghetto (released in April of 1999), debuted at Number 1 on Billboard's Top 200 Charts. But what really put him on the map was the album's anthem, "Bling Bling," which catapulted B.G. to superstardom. He became a part of history when the term, "bling, bling" used to describe diamonds was added into The Oxford Dictionary, a testament of hip-hop's effect on modern and pop culture.

After releasing his sixth solo album, Checkmate, B.G. walked away from Ca$h Money and launched his own imprint, Chopper City Records distributed by KOCH.  The Heart of tha Streetz Vol 2 (I Am What I Am) is the rapper's 4th album with KOCH. It follows The Heart of Tha Streetz, Life After Cash Money and Livin' Legend (which is Gold).

B.G. keeps the music of New Orleans alive by reuniting with Mannie Fresh, who is featured on and produces the first single, "Move Around." "I worked with a lotta different producers and most of them are the same producers who I've used before like Mannie, Smurf, KLC, KIDD, Bass Heavy, COE, Law, Mouse, Hush, and Howard.  I had to get down with Mannie Fresh on the first single, because he's been a really big part of my success and he's still family." B.G. didn't stop at Mannie, he hit a few other friends on their Sidekicks resulting in collaborations with Paul Wall, Webbie, and The Chopper City Boyz. 

Although he now calls Detroit his second home, B.G. still reps for the 504, the area code of his beloved city, New Orleans.   If you think he's forgotten where he's from after stackin' that paper, he reminds you on the hook of "Move Around," that "I'm from the ghetto homey, I was raised on bread and baloney," keeping his heart and lyrics straight from the heart and in the streets of the Valence & Magnolia and 13th Ward sections of New Orleans. If you think New Orleans, is down for the count, B.G. emphatically says, "Let it be known that Chopper City is here!"

March 6      New York, NY  - BET 106th & Park LIVE taping.  B.G. premieres video with Mannie Fresh
March 7      New York, NY -  HOT 97 Morning Show w/Miss Jones, G-UNIT Radio on Sirius Satellite
March 7      Raleigh, NC
March 9      Norfolk & Richmond, VA
March 10    Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC
March 11    Philadelphia, PA
March 13    Cleveland, OH
March 14    Toledo/Detroit
March 15    Chicago, IL
March 17    St. Louis, MO
March 18    Nashville, TN
March 19    Memphis, TN
March 20    Dallas, TX
March 21    Houston, TX