Arlandis Hinton

Al Hasan Naqiyy (born Arlandis Tremel Hinton; born January 23, 1975), known professionally as B.G. Knocc Out, is an American West Coast rapper. Raised in Compton and Watts, California, he became involved in gang life before entering the rap scene alongside his older half-brother, Dresta. In 1993, after being discovered through [a=Gangsta Dresta] by [a=Eazy-E], Naqiyy joined a brewing feud between Eazy-E and [a=Dr. Dre] by contributing a verse, improvised on the spot, to the historical diss track “Real Muthaphuckkin Gs,” widely regarded as one of the greatest diss tracks of all time. The single became a landmark in hip-hop, peaking at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and defining the raw, combative style of '90s West Coast diss records.

In 1995, Naqiyy and Dresta released their debut studio album [i]Real Brothas[/i]. The album charted at No. 128 on the Billboard 200, No. 15 on the Top R&B Albums, and No. 5 on the Heatseekers chart. During this period, Naqiyy also made featured appearances on several notable hip-hop albums, including [a=Eazy-E]’s [i]It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa[/i] (1996), [a=DJ Yella]’s [i]One Mo Nigga ta Go[/i] (1996), and [a=Flesh-n-Bone]’s [i]T.H.U.G.S. Trues Humbly United Gatherin' Souls[/i] (1996).

In 1998, Naqiyy had to serve a ten-year prison sentence, while incarcerated, he converted to Islam and changed his birth name after studying the religion. Following his release in 2008, he returned to music with the albums [i]Eazy-E's Protege[/i] (2011), [i]Nutty by Nature[/i] (2015), [i]Blocc Boyz[/i] (2015), [i]St. L.A.[/i] (2015), [i]Uncommon[/i] (2017), [i]Da New Crip[/i] (2017), and [i]5st Regime Change[/i] (2018).