B-Legit | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brandt Jones |
| Also known as | Hash Brown Billo |
| Born | January 13, 1968 |
| Origin | Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | |
Brandt Jones (born January 13, 1968), better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.[1]
Career
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 album All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent and major labels such as Sick Wid It Records,[1][2] Jive Records,[3] and Koch Records.[4] 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, Daryl Hall, 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 (2000)
- Hard 2 B-Legit (2002)
- Block Movement (2005)
- Coast 2 Coast (2007)[5]
- Throwblock Muzic (2007)
- What We Been Doin (2015)
Collaboration albums
- Down and Dirty with The Click (1992)
- Game Related with The Click (1995)
- Money & Muscle with The Click (2001)
- Connected and Respected with E-40 (2018)
Compilation albums
- Southwest Riders with E-40 (1997)
- Abundance with Sick Wid It (2023)[6]
Mixtapes
- The Purple House President (2005)
- Hood Hustlin' (2006)
- Gorilla Grindin with Lil Sisco (2006)
Soundtrack appearances
Title |
Release | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto" | 1995 | The Click, Levitti | Tales from the Hood |
| "On the Grind" | 1996 | The Click, Mike Marshall | Original Gangstas |
| "Gotta Have Game" | The Click | Phat Beach | |
| "Why You Wanna Funk?" | The Click, Spice 1, Marcus Gore | High School High | |
| "Struggled & Strived" | 1997 | The Click, Levitti | Dangerous Ground |
| "Ghetto Smile" | Daryl Hall | ||
| "Don't Blame It on Me" | E-40 | Booty Call | |
| "Come On" | I'm Bout It | ||
| "The Corruptor's Execution" | 1999 | UGK, E-40 | The Corruptor |
| "Fuckin' They Nose" | The Click | Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire | |
| "Borrow Yo' Broad" | E-40 | ||
| "Captain Save a Hoe" | 2013 | The Click | Grand Theft Auto V |
Guest appearances
| Title | Release | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Outsmart the Po Po's" | 1992 | E-40 | Federal |
| "V-Town" | N2Deep, E-40 | Back to the Hotel | |
| "Crooked Cops" | 1993 | D-Shot, E-40 | The Shot Calla |
| "When the Money Was Flowin'" | D-Shot | ||
| "Fuck a Ho" | |||
| "Somethin' I Can't Deny" | RhythmX | Long Overdue | |
| "Bailin' Thru My Hood" | 1994 | Celly Cel | Heat 4 Yo Azz |
| "Sideways" | 1995 | E-40, Mac Shawn | In a Major Way |
| "H.I. Double L." | E-40, Celly Cel | ||
| "Outro" | E-40 | ||
| "Intro" | The Hogg in Me | ||
| "Can My Nine Get Ate" | Mac Shawn | ||
| "Living Like a Hustler" | C-Bo | The Best of C-Bo | |
| "Dug So Deeply" | Game Related, Levitti | Soak Game | |
| "Ain't Hard 2 Find" | 1996 | 2Pac, E-40, D-Shot, C-Bo, Richie Rich | All Eyez on Me |
| "Million Dollar Spot" | E-40, 2Pac, Emgee | Tha Hall of Game | |
| "I Like What You Do to Me" | E-40 |
- 1996: Suga-T - Paper Chasin (4eva Hustlin)
- 1996: Funk Mobb - It Ain't 4 Play
- 1996: Celly Cel - Killa Kali
- 1996: Playaz Tryna Strive - All Frames of the Game
- 1997: C-Bo - One Life 2 Live
- 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: 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 )[7][8]
- 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))
- 2016: Big Scoob - "Bitch Please" feat. E-40 & B-Legit
- 2020: Afroman - "Thunderfucc" feat. B-Legit and Ron Bass
References
- 1 2 3 4 Arnold, Eric K. (19 December 2007). "OG icon B-Legit reflects on pre-hyphy rap". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Howard, Jacinta. "The House That E-40 Built: The 25 Dopest Sick Wid It Songs". rockthebells.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Sick Wid It - Abundance". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ↑ Lockerz, Inc. "Aren Menace's Photo". Lockerz.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "ChickenHill Project". Mim.io. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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