The Government Told Christopher Dorsey He Can't Be The B.G. Anymore!

A federal judge told B.G. to retire from rap and get an actual job.

After releasing his first mixtape after his release from federal time out, the U.S. government sort of put a hold on B.G. and his music career. The government ordered Christopher Dorsey to report to his probation officer and have his acts an entertainer cleared.

U.S. District Court Judge Susie Morgan was not pleased with B.G. having a reunion concert with Juvenile, Gucci Mane, Boosie Badazz and Turk. They are convicted felons.

Gucci Mane was in federal time out for three years.

Boosie, Juvie and Turk all were in the iron college for felony convictions.

B.G. must provide the government with copies of any songs he writes moving forward, ahead of their production or promotion – and, if they are deemed to be inconsistent with his goals of rehabilitation, prosecutors could move to toughen the terms dictating his supervised release.

B.G. is a resident of Las Vegas. He was born and raised in New Orleans.

He was one of the first early signed artists to Cash Money Records. He was with the label until 2005. He released six albums and two collaborations with the label.

In 2011, Dorsey pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. On July 18, 2012, Dorsey was sentenced to 14 years in a federal prison and three years federal supervision upon his release.

In 2023, Dorsey was released from prison after serving 11 of his 14 year sentence. As a condition of his release, on June 28, 2024, he was ordered to have all his future songs approved by the US government.

Morgan also ruled that the creator of the song "Bling Bling" and former member of the label Cash Money Records, will need to submit all new song lyrics to the court and prosecutors before publishing them while on supervised release, according to court records.

"To address the legitimate concerns expressed by the Government, the Court will impose a special condition that the Defendant provide the United States Probation Office with a copy of the lyrics of any song he writes, in advance of his production or promotion of such song," according to Morgan's order. "The Government may, if it deems necessary and appropriate, file another motion for leave to file a rule to show cause why the Defendant's conditions of supervised release should not be modified because the Defendant's conduct is inconsistent with the goals of rehabilitation."

David Chesnoff, Dorsey's lawyer, told ABC News in a statement, that all defendants on supervised released are required to inform their probation officer about their employment. The defense said they were happy with the ruling.

"Mr. Dorsey is pleased that the Honorable Court found he did not violate the terms of his supervision and did not restrict his artistic work by permitting his lyrics to be controlled by the government," Chesnoff told ABC News in a statement. "He intends on resuming his career consistent with the court order."

Prosecutors declined to comment when ABC News requested a statement.

Court decisions involving rap lyrics have been part of a larger national conversation regarding the restriction of free speech that some say rappers have to face in court.

Morgan also ordered that Dorsey refrain from associating with any convicted felons without permission from the federal probation office. Dorsey performed with rappers Boosie and Gucci Mane, whose real names are Torence Hatch Jr. and Radric Davis, respectively, and who both have prior felony convictions according to The Guardian.

"It is understood that in the Defendant's music career, the Defendant may come into contact with co-workers who are felons and will promptly notify the United States Probation Office in advance before any interaction with such individuals," Morgan wrote in her ruling. "Further, if the Defendant determines after the fact that someone he associated with is a felon, the Defendant will notify the United States Probation Office immediately."