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E.S.G.
E.S.G. in 2024
Background information
Born	Cedric Dormaine Hill (1973-06-03)June 3, 1973 (age 52) Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
Origin	Houston,Texas, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop gangsta rap
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Perrion Wreckshop S.E.S. E1 Music

Cedric Dormaine Hill (born June 3, 1973) better known by his stage nameE.S.G. (which stands forEverydayStreetGangsta orEverydayServingGod) is an American rapper fromHouston,Texas, and is a member of theScrewed Up Click.

Born on June 3, 1973, inBogalusa, Louisiana, he moved toHouston in his mid-teens. He began rapping in 1991, but spent a year in prison for drug possession.^{[citation needed]} After being released in late 1992, he resumed his rap career a year later. He joined the Screwed Up Click, headed byDJ Screw, who helped to popularize the "chopped and screwed" style of rap music.^[1] 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 underPriority Records; the album was released while E.S.G. was serving another jail sentence for a murder charge.^{[citation needed]} He has released 13 more studio albums since then, ranging from 1998'sReturn of the Living Dead and the collaborative album, 2022'sDippin & Swangin with Mac Mall.^{[citation needed]}

On July 1, 2022, E.S.G. was diagnosed with colon cancer.^[2][3] In June 2023, he was hit by a car after leaving a club, which ultimately led to him having his leg amputated.^[4]

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 (withSlim Thug) (2001)
• Dippin & Swangin (withMac Mall) (2022)

• Houston hip hop

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