Bernard Greene (September 28, 1965 – January 21, 2023), also known as B.G. the Prince of Rap, was an American rapper and singer. He experienced modest success in Germany, where he lived after being posted by the U.S. Army.

Early life Greene was born in Washington, D.C., United States. He joined the United States Army after graduating from high school and was posted to Germany in 1985.

Musical career His biggest hit came in 1991, when he reached number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "This Beat Is Hot". The single made it to number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Black singles chart. He followed that up with "Take Control of The Party", which reached number 2 on the dance chart the following year. This track also peaked at number 71 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1992. He had a few more hits in the 1990s: "The Power of Rhythm", "Can We Get Enough?", "The Colour of My Dreams", and "Stomp!"

Death Greene died in Wiesbaden on January 21, 2023, at the age of 57. He was suffering from prostate cancer in his final years.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details The Power of Rhythm Release date: September 10, 1991 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD The Time Is Now Release date: May 16, 1994 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD Get the Groove On Release date: June 14, 1996 Label: Dance Pool Formats: CD "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album AUS CANDance GER FIN ITA Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "B.G. The Prince of Rap". NL NZ SWE SWI UK US[ Billboard peak positions] Billboard.com USDance 1990 "Rap to the World" — — — — — — — — — — — The Power of Rhythm 1991 "This Beat Is Hot" 931 21 — — — 30 — — — 72 1 "Give Me the Music" — 36 — — — — — — — — — "Take Control of the Party" —3 49 — — — — — — 71 — 2 1992 "The Power of Rhythm" — 49 — — — — — — — — 32 1993 "Can We Get Enough?" —8 34 — 7 — — 28 — — — — The Time Is Now 1994 "The Colour of My Dreams" —1 13 — — 39 — — 48 — — — "Rock a Bit" — 37 — — — — — — — — — 1995 "Can't Love You" —4 45 — — — — — — — — — 1996 "Stomp!" —2 53 15 — — 22 — — — — — Get the Groove On "Jump to This (Allnight!)" — — — — — — — — — — — "Take Me Through the Night" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

See also List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

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