From Henrico, Virginia (near Richmond), BG brings a hip-hop flow to spoken word conveying messages of peace, resistance, justice, and eroticism. BG also lived for a time near D.C. (Silver Spring, MD) and in Chicago for 6 years. BG has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Masters degree in Public Administration. BG currently runs a small business and also works at a nonprofit home energy efficiency organization. BG has been married for 12 years.

You can find more of BG's work on Soundcloud under the name iLLbg

BG also features regularly at the Mercury Cafe on Fridays in downtown Denver.

BG shares the following poems in this feature: