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

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, and is a member of the

Screwed Up Click The Screwed Up Click (or S.U.C.) is an American hip hop collective based in Houston, Texas, that was led by DJ Screw. Its most notable members include DJ Screw, Big Hawk, Big Mello, Big Moe, Big Pokey, the Botany Boyz, E.S.G., Fat Pat, L ...

Career

Born on June 3, 1973, in

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, he moved to

in his mid-teens. He began rapping in 1991, but spent a year in prison for drug possession. After being released in late 1992, he resumed his rap career a year later. He joined the Screwed Up Click, headed by

DJ Screw Robert Earl Davis Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hop DJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the chopped and screwed DJ technique. He was a centra ...

, who helped to popularize the "chopped and screwed" style of rap music. 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

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; the album was released while E.S.G. was serving another jail sentence for a murder charge. 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.

Health problems

On July 1, 2022, E.S.G. was diagnosed with colon cancer and in the following year, cells from the cancer spread toward his leg, which ultimately led to him having it amputated. In July 2023, he was involved in a serious car accident.

Discography

Studio albums *'' Ocean of Funk'' (1994) *'' Sailin' Da South'' (1995) *''Return of the Living Dead'' (1998) *'' Shinin' n' Grindin''' (1999) *'' City Under Siege'' (2000) *'' All American Gangsta'' (2004) *'' Screwed Up Movement'' (2006) *'' Digital Dope'' (2009) *'' Everyday Street Gangsta'' (2009) *''Owner's Manual'' (2011) *''Kingish'' (2015) *''Trill Republik'' (2019) *''Kingish 2'' (2022) *''The South Side Still Holdin: The Red Album'' (2022) *''Lost It All, Got It Back'' (2025) Collaborative albums *'' Boss Hogg Outlaws'' (with

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) (2001) *''Dippin & Swangin'' (with

Mac Mall Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975), known professionally as Mac Mall, is an American rapper from the San Francisco Bay Area who became known in the mid-late 1990s. Mac Mall signed with the record label, Young Black Brotha Records, and later came ...

) (2022)

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