2007–2008: Early career From
South Los Angeles, Proby showed a talent for writing from a young age, composing poetry and lengthy letters to her father when he was in jail. She started rapping as a teenager under the stage name
Lady G Da Real Deal, regularly attending
freestyle rap events in Los Angeles and
San Bernardino county. She recorded a
demo with Rhythm D of
Ruthless Records In 2007, she gained her first writing credit on the
Lil' Fizz track "Beds". She was then invited by producer
Teddy Riley to write for
Snoop Dogg's 2008 album
Ego Trippin'. both of which were regularly highlighted in positive reviews of the album.
Ghostwriting Since her early work with Riley and Snoop Dogg, Proby has become a prolific hip hop
ghostwriter, working with prominent artists including
Kanye West,
Nicki Minaj,
Meek Mill,
Boosie Badazz,
Kevin Gates,
G-Eazy,
Iggy Azalea,
Trey Songz,
Travis Scott and
T.I. Two of her most frequent collaborators are
Ty Dolla Sign, who she has worked with since 2008, and
Puff Daddy (Sean Combs), whose albums
MMM and
No Way Out 2 she contributed to extensively. with whom she became a frequent songwriting partner prior to his mainstream breakthrough. Having previously performed as Lady G, she ditched the name in favor of Gizzle in 2011, posting several videos on her
YouTube channel. became a breakout performance for Proby. That same year, she received numerous songwriting credits on Ty Dolla Sign's debut album
Free TC, including for the single "
Saved." In 2016, she was featured on
Australian singer-songwriter
Delta Goodrem's single "
Enough", taken from Goodrem's fifth studio album
Wings of the Wild. Proby released her debut
mixtape,
7 Days in Atlanta, in January 2017.
Revolt described the EP as "a serious reminder of why [Gizzle] is one of the best in the business." She was featured on the
Lupe Fiasco 2017 single "Jump", from his album
Drogas Light. In 2021, Proby was featured on the soundtrack for the Netflix series
Arcane on the track "Dynasties and Dystopia" alongside
Denzel Curry and Bren Joy. == Discography ==