Cedric Dormaine Hill (born June 3, 1974) better known by his stage name E.S.G. (which stands for Everyday Street Gangsta or Everyday Serving God) is an American rapper from
Houston
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Texas
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, and is a member 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 ...
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E.S.G. Biography
, Allmusic
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, retrieved 2011-01-29 He helped to popularize the "Chopped and Screwed" style of rap music.
His debut album ''
Ocean of Funk'' was released in 1994 and it contained the popular single "Swangin' & Bangin'", which would later be remixed in his follow-up ''
Sailin' Da South''. He has released 11 other albums since then. He is also credited with writing the hook for "Wanna be a Baller" on Lil Troy's album Sittin' Fat Down South.
Discography
Studio albums
*1994: ''
Ocean of Funk''
*1995: ''
Sailin' Da South''
*1998: ''
Return of the Living Dead
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*1999: ''
Shinin' n' Grindin'''
*2000: ''
City Under Siege''
*2004: ''
All American Gangsta''
*2006: ''
Screwed Up Movement''
*2009: ''
Digital Dope: The Reintroduction''
*2009: ''
Everyday Street Gangsta
''Everyday Street Gangsta'' is the eighth solo studio album (and his tenth overall) by American rapper E.S.G. from Houston, Texas. It was released on September 29, 2009, via E1 Music. The album peaked at #100 on the US ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-H ...
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*2011: ''Owner's Manual''
*2015: ''Kingish''
Compilation albums
*2008: ''
The Chronicles''
*2009: ''Greatest Independent Hits''
Collaborative albums
*2001: ''
Boss Hogg Outlaws
''Boss Hogg Outlaws'' is a collaborative studio album by American southern rap artists E.S.G. and Slim Thug from Houston, Texas. It was released on November 6, 2001 via Houston-based record label S.E.S. Entertainment. It features guest appearan ...
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(with Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He initially gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'". In July 2005, h ...
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See also
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Houston hip hop
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Memph ...
References
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Rappers from Houston
Screwed Up Click members
Southern hip hop musicians
Underground rappers
Gangsta rappers
1969 births
Living people
20th-century American rappers
21st-century American rappers
African-American male rappers
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians
20th-century African-American musicians
21st-century African-American musicians