Boyz n da Hood featured Miguel "Big Gee" Scott, Lee "Duke" Dixon, Jay "Young Jeezy" Jenkins, and Jacoby "Jody Breeze" White, four MCs from Atlanta who signed with Sean Combs's Bad Boy label and released a self-titled album during the summer of 2005. Put together by Sho'Nuff Records co-owner Russell "Block" Spencer, the quartet generated a significant amount of label interest with its first recordings. Diddy, who apparently wasn't looking to sign anyone at the time, was won over and sought them out. Following the smash success of Young Jeezy's solo debut, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (2005), which was released by Def Jam a couple months after Boyz N da Hood and significantly outsold it, he left the group for a solo career. Young Jeezy's replacement, Alonzo "Gorilla Zoe" Mathis, came aboard in time for the group's second album, Back Up N da Chevy in 2007.
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BOYZ N DA HOOD
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24: In the beginning for Boyz N Da Hood,
everyone was a solo artist. Did you think the group was going to be as big as
it is?
Big Duke: Yea I think so. We definitely built
a bigger fan base. A lot of our fans and the records we sold didn’t just
come from [being played in] the strip club, pe ... |
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Young Jeezy Exits Boyz N Da Hood, Lil' Wayne Joins, T.I. Deny's Rumors
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Lil Wayne, President of Cash Money Records will join the Atlanta-based super-group along with existing members Big Duke, Big Gee, Jody Breeze, a representative for Universal Record confirmed.
Blok, founder of Boyz N Da Hood and Blok Entertainment, confirmed the news of Lil’ Wayne’s inclusion, ... |
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Lil' Wayne NOT New Member of Boyz N Da Hood
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Wayne, who was expected to replace Young Jeezy by joining Boyz N Da Hood , will not become a member after all.
In a recent interview, Wezzy revealed that things didn't pan out , but him and members of the group "are still cool".
Lil Wayne can be heard rapping alongside BNDH in the latest mixt ... |
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Boyz N Da Hood New Album; Lil' Wayne Not New Member
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"What I really wanted to do for this album, I wanted to name it One Nation: All Traps Closed," he said. "The meaning by that is one nation, going to all the 'hoods and the 'hood cats. ... I got cats from the 'hoods that want to be a part of this Boys N Da Hood movement."
Besides the six records w ... |
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Rick Ross Becomes New Member of Boyz N Da Hood
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It will soon be announced that Rick Ross is newest member of Boyz N Da Hood. Boyz N Da Hood consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Big Gee and Big Duke. After the first album dropped, in which Rick Ross made an appearance on the song "Bitches N Bizness," Young Jeezy released his solo album and decid ... |
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