Botany Boyz

American hip hop group

Botany Boyz

Origin| Houston, Texas, United States
Genres| Gangsta rap, southern hip hop, chopped and screwed
Years active| 1994-present
Labels| Big Shot, Clover G Records
Members| B.G. Duke
C-Note
D-Red
Will-Lean
Past members| Big D-E-Z
B.G. Gator (deceased)
Lil 3rd
Lil' Head
Pap-Pap

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

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One of the foremost contributors to the Houston screw scene, the Botany Boyz were part of the Screwed Up Click in the early to mid 1990s. The group name is a reference to Botany Lane in the Cloverland area of Houston 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 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts at #99 in 2000[1] 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 Sittin' Fat Down South, with the single "Chop, Chop, Chop" produced by legendary southern producer Bruce "Grim" Rhodes.

## Members

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### Current members

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

### Past members

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

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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

### Extended plays

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* Smokin N' Leanin (1995)

### Solo projects

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* 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

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1. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com

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Screwed Up Click

Groups|

* ABN
* Botany Boyz

Members|

* Big Floyd
* Big Hawk
* Big Mello
* Big Moe
* Big Pokey
* C-Note
* DJ Screw
* E.S.G.
* Fat Pat
* Lil' Flip
* Lil' Keke
* Lil' O
* Trae tha Truth
* Z-Ro
* Mr. 3-2

Albums|

* Blockbleeders (1999)

See also|

* Chopped and screwed
* E.S.G. discography
* Lil' Flip discography
* Lil Keke discography
* Trae tha Truth discography
* Z-Ro discography

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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