B.G., the Prince of Rap

Not to be confused with B.G. (rapper) or B.G. Knocc Out.

B.G., the Prince of Rap
Background information
Birth name	Bernard Greene
Born	(1965-09-28)September 28, 1965 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 21, 2023(2023-01-21) (aged 57) Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
Genres	Hip hop Eurodance hip house techno
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter musician
Instrument	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 Washington, D.C., United States. He joined the United States Army after graduating from high school and was posted to Germany in 1985.^[1]

Musical career

His biggest hit came in 1991, when he reached number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "This Beat Is Hot". The single made it to number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles chart.^[2] He followed that up with "Take Control of The Party", which reached number 2 on the dance chart the following year. This track also peaked at number 71 in the 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	Release date: September 10, 1991 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD
The Time Is Now	Release date: May 16, 1994 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD
Get the Groove On	Release date: June 14, 1996 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD
"—" 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]	US Dance [12]
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

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 34/5. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 56.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 35. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. "Frankfurter Dance-Legende und Jam El Mar Schützling verstorben". Fazemag.de (in German). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
5. "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.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
7. "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
8. "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de.
9. "Finish chart - B.G. The Prince Of Rap". finnishcharts.com. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
10. "Classifiche". 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".
11. "lescharts.com - Discographie B.G. The Prince Of Rap". Lescharts.com.
12. Billboard peak positions Billboard.com

External links

• B.G., the Prince of Rap discography at Discogs