B.G., the Prince of Rap
B.G., the Prince of Rap | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernard Greene |
| Born | September 28, 1965 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2023 (aged 57) Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–2023 |
| Labels | Dance Pool |
Bernard Greene (September 28, 1965 – January 21, 2023), also known as B.G. the Prince of Rap, was an American rapper and singer. He experienced modest success in Germany, where he lived after being posted by the
U.S. Army.[1]
Early life
Greene was born in
high school and was posted to Germany in 1985.[1]
Musical career
His biggest
UK Singles Chart in January 1992.[3] He had a few more hits in the 1990s: "The Power of Rhythm", "Can We Get Enough?", "The Colour of My Dreams", and "Stomp!
"
Death
Greene died in Wiesbaden on January 21, 2023, at the age of 57.[4] He has been suffering from prostate cancer in the last years.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Power of Rhythm |
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| The Time Is Now |
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| Get the Groove On |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
CAN Dance [7] |
GER
[8] |
FIN
[9] |
ITA
[10] |
NL
[11] |
NZ
[11] |
SWE
[11] |
SWI
[11] |
UK
[3] |
US
[12] |
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| 1990 | "Rap to the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Power of Rhythm | ||
| 1991 | "This Beat Is Hot" | 93 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 72 | 1 | ||
| "Give Me the Music" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Take Control of the Party" | — | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 2 | |||
| 1992 | "The Power of Rhythm" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| 1993 | "Can We Get Enough?" | — | 8 | 34 | — | 7 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | The Time Is Now | |
| 1994 | "The Colour of My Dreams" | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | ||
| "Rock a Bit" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Can't Love You" | — | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Stomp!" | — | 2 | 53 | 15 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Get the Groove On | |
| "Jump to This (Allnight!)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Take Me Through the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 56.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Frankfurter Dance-Legende und Jam El Mar Schützling verstorben". Fazemag.de (in German). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ "В Германии умер «Король рэпа» B.G., The Prince of Rap Бернард Грин" (in Russian). Portal-kultura.ru. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/search.aspx
- ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de.
- ^ "Finish chart - B.G. The Prince Of Rap". finnishcharts.com. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
- Musica e Dischi(in Italian). Retrieved May 28, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "B.G. The Prince of Rap".
- ^ a b c d "lescharts.com - Discographie B.G. The Prince Of Rap". Lescharts.com.
- ^ a b Billboard peak positions Billboard.com
External links
- B.G., the Prince of Rap discography at Discogs
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