E.S.G. (rapper)

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{{Infobox musical artist

| birth_name = Cedric Dormaine Hill

| image = E.S.G.jpg

| caption = E.S.G. in 2024

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|3}}

| birth_place = Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.

| origin = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Southern hip hop|gangsta rap}}

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 1993–present

| label = {{hlist|Perrion|Wreckshop|S.E.S.|eOne}}

| website =

}}

Cedric Dormaine Hill (born June 3, 1973) 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, Texas, and is a member of the Screwed Up Click.

Career

Born on June 3, 1973, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, he moved to Houston in his mid-teens. He began rapping in 1991, but spent a year in prison for drug possession.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} After being released in late 1992, he resumed his rap career a year later. He joined the Screwed Up Click, headed by DJ Screw, who helped to popularize the "chopped and screwed" style of rap music.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Michael |date=2013-01-21 |title=The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/slow-life-and-fast-death-of-dj-screw/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en}} His debut album, Ocean of Funk, was released on February 1, 1994 under independent label Perrion Entertainment. It contained the popular single "Swangin' & Bangin'", which would later be remixed for his follow-up, Sailin' Da South, released in September 1995 under Priority Records; the album was released while E.S.G. was serving another jail sentence for a murder charge.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Sources support this claim, but they are not reliable.}} He has released 13 more studio albums since then, ranging from 1998's Return of the Living Dead and the collaborative album, 2022's Dippin & Swangin with Mac Mall.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=There are no reliable sources found to support this and it needs to be perceived for this edit.}}

Health problems

On July 1, 2022, E.S.G. was diagnosed with colon cancer{{Cite web |date=2022-07-02 |title=Houston Rap Icon ESG Diagnosed With Cancer |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71444/title.houston-rap-icon-esg-diagnosed-with-cancer |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Provost |first=Rex |date=2022-07-02 |title=ESG Diagnosed With Cancer, Hospitalized For Emergency Surgery |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/411077-esg-diagnosed-with-cancer-hospitalized-for-emergency-surgery-news |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} and in the following year, cells from the cancer spread toward his leg, which ultimately led to him having it amputated.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-03 |title=Houston rap legend ESG asks for prayers after leg amputated |url=https://bayoubeatnews.com/2023/06/houston-rap-legend-esg-asks-for-prayers-after-leg-amputated/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Bayou Beat News |language=en-US}} In July 2023, he was involved in a serious car accident.