Hot Boys
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The Hot Boys were an American hip hop group, active from 1997 to 2001, and collectively made up of the most popular performers on the New Orleans-based record label Cash Money Records. Its members included The B.G., Juvenile, Lil' Wayne, Turk.
From 1997 to 2001, the Hot Boys were collectively and separate the most popular acts on Cash Money. In 2001, Juvenile, B.G., and Turk all left the label, with Lil Wayne continuing as a solo artist.
Originally a 1920s New Orleans slang for flashy, showboating individuals, the term "Hot Boys" was adopted by four friends from the Magnolia projects due to their penchant for wearing red and having luxury items in the hood. The four friends Gangsta, Sterling, Dooney and Mosquito were notorious thugs on the streets of New Orleans, and it was rumoured that when the Hot Boys were taken off the streets, the murder rate of New Orleans dropped.
Terrance "Gangsta" Williams was one of 25 children born to Terrance Sr. His half-siblings also included Ronald and Brian Williams. During a chance meeting at a funeral, the Ronald and a conversation with Terrance, unaware of their relations and discovered that they were half brothers. Following the discovery, Terrance worked with his brothers developing their lable, Cash Money. When Cash Money's flagship artists were put into a supergroup, Terrance lent the name of his group to the upstart musicians. The rap group "Hot Boys" was born.
Of the original Hot Boys, Sterling, Dooney and Mosquito have all been murdered and Terrance is currently serving life-sentence for solicitation to commit murder.
The group released three albums, "Get It How You Live" (400,000 sold), "Guerrilla Warfare" (1.6 Million sold) and "Let'em Burn" (500,000 sold).
