Body Head Bangerz

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Body Head Bangerz
Origin Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active2004 Present
Labels Body Head Bangers Music
Members Roy Jones Jr.
Choppa
SM Bullett
Snappa
Ms.Kandi
Bone Crusher
Past members Magic (deceased)
Website http://www.bodyheadentertainment.com [ dead link ]

Body Head Bangerz is a hip hop group based in Pensacola, Florida and formed by former heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. Originally consisting of Jones, Magic, Choppa, Snappa, and Bone Crusher the current roster includes Jones, SM Bullet and Ms.Kandi.

Contents

The group's 2004 debut album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One , was released under Jones' Body Head Entertainment imprint and featured cameos by YoungBloodZ, Juvenile, Lil' Flip, Bun B and Petey Pablo.

On March 1, 2013, Magic and his wife were killed in a traffic collision in Mississippi, with his daughter the lone survivor. [1]

The group's first material in over a decade, Body Head Bangerz: The EP, was released August 21, 2015 under Jones' new label Body Head Bangerz Music and featured the non-charting single "Can't Lose".

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

YearSong U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2004"I Smoke, I Drank"813025Body Head Bangerz: Volume One
2005"Can't Be Touched"---Body Head Bangerz: Volume One
2015"Can't Lose"---Body Head Bangerz: The EP

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References

  1. "Former No Limit Rapper Mr. Magic Dies » Day & A Dream". 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.