How many years did Big Hit serve in prison so far? Son Hit-Boy shares emotional message on social media revealing the rapper is reincarcerated

Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr., aka Hit-Boy, recently revealed his father, Big Hit, was re-incarcerated. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the record producer took to his Instagram to share an inmate FaceTime video with his father. He captioned the post with a heartfelt message, writing:

"People used to ask me what was i on dropping so much music and moving around with my pops so much, in the back of my mind the paranoia of him going back was always there and here we are."

According to a January 2024 report by Men's Health, Hit-Boy was just 3 when his father was first sent to prison for 15 years, stemming from drug-related charges. Six years after his release, the rapper found himself back in prison for a hit-and-run accident. Big Hit served nine years during his second stint, making it a total of 24 years served.

In the aforementioned FaceTime call, Big Hit urged his fans to continue buying his music and merch. Further, Hollis Jr. stated in the caption that he recorded over 700 songs with his father while he was out, adding that the future remains uncertain.

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"The first thing I did was hug him": Big Hit revealed the first thing he did after being released was rush to his son and make music together

Per Men's Health's January 2024 report, a federal court sentenced Big Hit (Chauncey Hollis Sr.) to 15 years in prison after he was caught with 10 kilos of cocaine, over a dozen guns, and $300,000 in cash in 1991.

Further, according to an article by Hip Hop DX published in January 2024, Illinois authorities arrested the rapper, after a routine traffic stop revealed he had an outstanding warrant in California in 2014. The warrant stemmed from a hit-and-run in Humboldt County that left several people seriously injured.

The rapper was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison but his lawyer got him released after serving 9 years, on May 5, 2023.

Big Hit told Men's Health:

"I got out of state prison on the morning of May 5th, 2023. I got right in the Uber to my son. It cost $700, and I was at my son’s studio in North Hollywood at 11 at night. The first thing I did was hug him and tell him how much I missed him."

He explained that the expression on his son's face showed "genuine love," adding that the moment was "heartwarming."

The rapper told the publication that it wasn't easy, with him being incarcerated for most of Hit-Boy's life, and the pair spent time reconnecting through music. They soon recorded their track together, Grinding My Whole Life PT 2. In 2014, he had featured on Hit-Boy's Grindin’ My Whole Life prior to his arrest.

In the song, Hit-Boy raps, "You weren't there to lace up my cleats." Talking about the particular bar, the senior rapper told Men's Health that it felt like a "hard pill to swallow," and he wished he could go back and change the past. Big Hit added:

"A lot of things we can’t convey face-to-face, we convey through the music. Questions were answered through the music."

In December 2023, Big Hit dropped his debut album Truth Is In My Eyes, exclusively produced by his son.

The rapper has since opened up about his prison experience and the police brutality he faced during his incarceration, particularly in LA's Men's Central Jail. Further, in June 2024, he interviewed with The Bail Project (an organization that helps pay bail for those who can't), in support of their campaign.

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It remains unclear as to when and why Big Hit was recently arrested again.