The B.G.

He left the label in early 2001 after disputes with CEO Brian "Baby" Williams, and later got an independent deal with Koch Records. Bilal is also the name of a neo soul musician who took his stage name from the original Bilal. He remained with the label for the rest of the 1990s, and was a member of the Hot Boys with Juvenile, Lil' Wayne, and Turk. He was known for his beautiful voice for he was the first man to call people to their prayers. Often referred to as simply B.G., he was the first artist signed to Cash Money Records, and released his debut LP, Life Story, in 1992. Muhammad later freed him completely and appointed him as muezzin. The B.G. (short for "The Baby Gangsta", born Christopher Dorsey in 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an African-American rapper. Abu Bakr, upon witnessing this torture, bought Bilal from Umayya so that Bilal could practice Islam freely.

Umayya would have Bilal laid in the scorching sand in the desert, during the hottest hours of the day, with heavy rocks placed on his chest to prevent him from moving. When Umayya learned of his slave's conversion, he decided to torture Bilal. When he heard Muhammad preaching he decided to convert to Islam. He was a slave owned by Umayya.

In Muslim tradition, Bilal ibn Rabah was an Abyssinian who Muhammad chose as his muezzin, and was the first black convert to Islam.