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Originally of 1920s New Orleans slang for flashy,
showboating individuals, the term "Hot Boys" was adopted by
four friends from the Magnolia Projects due to their penchant for wearing
red and having luxury items in the hood. The four friends Gangsta, Sterling, Dooney and Mosquito were notorious thugs on the streets
of New Orleans, and it was rumoured that
when the Hot Boys were taken off the streets, the murder rate of New Orleans dropped.
Terrance "Gangsta"
Williams was one of 25 children born to Terrance Sr. His half-siblings also included Ronald and Brian Williams.
In a chance meeting at a funeral and unaware of their relations, Ronald
had a conversation with Terrance in which he discovered that they were
half brothers. Following this discovery, Terrance worked with his
brothers on developing their label, Cash Money.
When Cash Money's flagship artists
were put into a supergroup, Terrance lent the
name of his group to the upstart musicians. The rap group "Hot
Boys" was born. Of the original Hot Boys, Sterling, Dooney
and Mosquito have all been murdered and Terrance is currently serving
life-sentence for solicitation to commit murder.
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