Botany Boyz are a rap group from Houston, Texas, United States. They are the owners of the labels Big Shot Records and Plat-Num Productions.

History

One of the foremost contributors to the

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scene, the Botany Boyz were part of the

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in the early to mid 1990s. The group name is a reference to Botany Lane in the Cloverland area of

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where they resided. Their first album, ''Thought of Many Ways'', was released on their own label, Big Shot Records, in 1997; its follow-up, ''Forever Botany'', was released in 1999 and managed to crack the

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Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts at #99 in 2000

Allmusic.com as the Houston rap scene became more popular across the US. Since then, the members have concentrated more on solo projects, with C-Note being the most successful. The Botany Boyz were featured on the platinum selling

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, with the single "Chop, Chop, Chop" produced by legendary southern producer

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Members

Current members

* B.G. Duke * C-Note * D-Red * Will-Lean

Past members

* Big D-E-Z * B.G. Gator (deceased) * Lil' 3rd * Lil' Head * lil reese

Discography

Studio albums

*''Thought of Many Ways'' (1997) *''Forever Botany'' (2000)

Extended plays

*''Smokin N' Leanin'' (1995)

Solo projects

*C-Note - ''Third Coast Born'' (1999) *C-Note - ''Third Coast Born 2000'' (2000) *D-Red - ''Smokin' & Lean'n 2000'' (2000) *Will-Lean - ''The Chemist'' (2000) *C-Note - ''Street Fame'' (2003) *D-Red - ''Still Smokin' & Leanin' Vol. 1'' (2004) *C-Note - ''Network'n'' (2006) *Will-Lean - ''Mr. Triple Beam'' (2010) *C-Note - ''Birds Vs Words'' (2016)

References

Musicians from Texas Screwed Up Click members Rappers from Houston Underground hip hop groups Musical groups from Houston African-American musical groups Musical groups established in 1994 American hip hop groups Southern hip hop groups Gangsta rap groups 1994 establishments in Texas {{US-hiphop-band-stub