On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.
In 1997, New Orleans-born rappers Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk, then all solo artists on Ronald “Slim” Williams and Bryan “Birdman” Williams’ Cash Money Records, came together as the Hot Boys.