January 23: BG Knocc Out Was Born. (1975)

January 23, 1975 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Arlandis “BG Knocc Out” Hinton was born in Compton, California. BG Knocc Out would grow up to: (1) bang Nutty Blocc Compton Crip, (2) be discovered by Eazy-E (RIP) and sign with Ruthless along with his brother Dresta, (3) feature on Real Muthaphukkin G’s, (4) release 4 solo albums and 1 collaborative album with Dresta, (5) do time for attempted murder (6) bank ya, (7) shank ya and (8) convert to Islam and take on the name Al Hasan Naqiyy.

#HappyBirthday BG Knocc Out!