504 Boyz Explained

504 Boyz
Origin:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre:Hip hop
Years Active:1997–2005
Label:No Limit, New No Limit, Gutta
Past Members:C-Murder
Choppa
Currensy
Krazy
Mac
Magic
Master P
Mystikal
Silkk the Shocker
T-Bo

504 Boyz were an American hip hop group from New Orleans, Louisiana, named for the New Orleans area code.

The original 504 Boyz, Master P (as "Nino Brown"), Mystikal (as "G. Money"), Silkk the Shocker (as "Vito"), C-Murder, and Krazy, released their first album, 'Goodfellas' in 2000.[1] It included the hit single "Wobble Wobble", a "bounce-flavored song"[2] which peaked at #17 in the U.S.

In 2002, new members were introduced as part of the New No Limit rebrand. Choppa, Currensy, Afficial, and T-Bo were on the 2002 album Ballers, which produced a minor hit single Tight Whips. C-Murder was arrested for murdering a fan[3] in 2001.

After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, 504 Boyz released a benefit compilation We Gon Bounce Back, their third and final album.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
USUS R&B
Goodfellas
  • Released: May 2, 2000
  • Label: No Limit / Priority
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
2 1
Ballers
  • Released: December 10, 2002
  • Label: New No Limit / Universal
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
49 13
Hurricane Katrina: We Gon Bounce Back
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: Guttar
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
USUS
R&B
US
Rap
"Wobble Wobble"20001721Goodfellas
"Tight Whips"200251Ballers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soren Baker . Record Rack: 504 Boyz, 'Goodfellas,' No Limit/Priority . . April 28, 2000 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307095827/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/28/entertainment/ca-24200 . 2016-03-07.
  2. Matt Miller, Bounce: Rap Music and Local Identity in New Orleans (University of Massachusetts Press, 2012),, pp. 126, 143-145. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020822015138/http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?%2Fnewsstory%2Fcmurder19.html. August 22, 2002. Gangsta rapper booked in teen killing. Nelson, Rob. The Times-Picayune. January 19, 2002. June 11, 2017. dead.
  4. Lewis Watts, Eric Porter, New Orleans Suite: Music and Culture in Transition, (University of California Press), 2013,, p. 62. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  5. United States. 504 Boyz. November 12, 2012.