On JLil B released a collaboration mixtape with Soulja Boy entitled Pretty Boy Millionaires. On Lil B released a mixtape entitled Base World Pt. On ApLil B officially signed to fellow artist Soulja Boy's label SODMG Entertainment. On MaLil B released his debut mixtape Dior Paint. On December 22, 2009, Lil B released his second digital album, 6 Kiss, to critical reception. On SeptemLil B released his first digital album, I'm Thraxx, via independent label Permanent Marks. In 2007, Lil B and The Pack released their first album, Based Boys.Ģ009–10: Solo success, collaborations and Rain in England The strength of "Vans" led the group to release the Skateboards 2 Scrapers EP, featuring a "Vans" remix with Bay Area rappers Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B. The song was ranked as the fifth best of 2006 by Rolling Stone magazine. After two locally successful mixtapes, at the peak of the Bay Area's hyphy movement, the group's song " Vans" became a surprise hit. He adopted the name Lil B, and began rapping at age 15 with San Francisco Bay Area based hip hop group The Pack. McCartney grew up in Berkeley, California, and attended high school at Albany High in Albany. Music career 1989–2007: Early life and career beginnings 5.7 A Boogie wit da Hoodie and PnB Rock.