"Unknowingly, the two have a mutual OG, Slimm, a big-time drug dealer with morals, although he's cheating on his girlfriend, played by Hoopz, the winner of Flavor of Love season one. Eventually, Slimm is mysteriously killed, forcing Boosie and Webbie to come together to carry out his mission of getting rich or something and to find out who did the deed. Most of the second act is about the formation of their friendship, which is strengthened through strip club nights, getting money, cooking crack, and, of course, a makeover montage."
"That might be why, even beyond Boosie and Webbie, Baton Rouge has been a city with strong rap duos for a minute: Scotty Cain and Mista Cain, TEC and Maine Musik, and at the moment, 70th Street Carlos and WNC Whopbezzy. Supposedly, Carlos and Whopbezzy met in the first grade when Bezzy walked into class with two golds in his mouth, a chain on his neck, and girls throwing themselves at him. In that instant, Carlos thought, "That lil bitch thuggin'," and they've been boys ever since. (You should know by now to take rappers' stories with a grain of salt, but I choose to believe this one.)"
Ghetto Stories portrays Boosie and Webbie as rivals who share an OG, Slimm, a morally conflicted drug dealer whose mysterious death forces them to unite. Their alliance grows through strip club nights, making money, cooking crack, and a makeover montage as they pursue wealth and Slimm's killer. Baton Rouge rap culture places primacy on brotherhood and has produced multiple successful duos across eras. 70th Street Carlos and WNC Whopbezzy trace a childhood bond to a classroom moment, began recording in the mid-2010s, released singles and a 2017 joint mixtape, took a hiatus, and later returned to music together.
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