Botany Boyz are a rap group from
Houston, Texas
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, United States. They are the owners of the labels Big Shot Records and Plat-Num Productions.
History
One of the foremost contributors to the
Houston screw scene, the Botany Boyz were part of the
Screwed Up Click
The Screwed Up Click (or S.U.C.) is an American hip hop collective based in Houston, Texas, that was led by DJ Screw. Its most notable members include DJ Screw, Big Hawk, Big Mello, Big Moe, Big Pokey, the Botany Boyz, E.S.G., Fat Pat, Lil ...
in the early to mid 1990s. The group name is a reference to Botany Lane in the
Cloverland area of
Houston
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where they resided.
Their first album, ''Thought of Many Ways'', was released on their own label, Big Shot Records, in 1997; its follow-up, ''Forever Botany'', was released in 1999 and managed to crack the
Billboard
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts at #99 in 2000
Billboard
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Allmusic.com as the Houston rap scene became more popular across the US. Since then, the members have concentrated more on solo projects, with
C-Note being the most successful.
The Botany Boyz were featured on the platinum selling
Sittin' Fat Down South
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, with the single "Chop, Chop, Chop" produced by legendary southern producer
Bruce "Grim" Rhodes
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.
Members
Current members
* B.G. Duke
*
C-Note
* D-Red
* Will-Lean
Past members
* Big D-E-Z
* B.G. Gator (deceased)
* Lil' 3rd
* Lil' Head
* lil reese
Discography
Studio albums
*''Thought of Many Ways'' (1997)
*''Forever Botany'' (2000)
Extended plays
*''Smokin N' Leanin'' (1995)
Solo projects
*C-Note - ''Third Coast Born'' (1999)
*C-Note - ''Third Coast Born 2000'' (2000)
*D-Red - ''Smokin' & Lean'n 2000'' (2000)
*Will-Lean - ''The Chemist'' (2000)
*C-Note - ''Street Fame'' (2003)
*D-Red - ''Still Smokin' & Leanin' Vol. 1'' (2004)
*C-Note - ''Network'n'' (2006)
*Will-Lean - ''Mr. Triple Beam'' (2010)
*C-Note - ''Birds Vs Words'' (2016)
References
Musicians from Texas
Screwed Up Click members
Rappers from Houston
Underground hip hop groups
Musical groups from Houston
African-American musical groups
Musical groups established in 1994
American hip hop groups
Southern hip hop groups
Gangsta rap groups
1994 establishments in Texas
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