2005–2010 In 2005, GNL started his journey in the entertainment industry in Uganda when he was part of the Hip Hop Canvas which was a project organised by Platinum Entertainment's Shadrak Kuteesa, In this project he, together with other artists recorded the award winning song, Mother Africa.
. In February 2009, he performed at the WAPI
British Council Initiative and later that month at the
Sauti Za Busara in
Zanzibar. In April, he performed at the
Selam International Music Festival in
Ethiopia. In June, GNL performed at the
Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony in
Rwanda In September, GNL performed at the
Dubai Concerts in the
United Arab Emirates and in October, he performed at the
Stratford Rex, East London in the
United Kingdom. In September 2012, he performed at the
Selam African Music Festival in
Sweden and at
GNL Zamba Live in
Norway. In April 2016, GNL got his first acting career role alongside Darren Lee Campbell GNL became one of the radio hosts of Coke Studio Radio Hour, which was a program that was part of Coke Studio Africa in August 2017. In June 2019, his works were nominated at the 17th Independent Music Awards in
New York City. These were Best Debut Album (
Nsimbi), Best World Beat Song (
Leo Ni Leo), Best Narrative Music Video (
Dunia Ni Matenbezi) and Best Spoken Word (
Acholi Boy).
Leo Ni Leo won the Best World Beat song. In February 2020, he held a lecture in the history of Hip Hop to the music students of
Kyambogo University. In July of the same year, GNL, through his record label, Baboon Forest Entertainment, created the "Dear Hip Hop" challenge whose objective was to empower youth through the arts. The eventual winner was Ivan Kaweesa.
2021–present In February 2021, GNL returned to Uganda from the USA and in December, he performed in the third edition of the online Tusker Malt Conversessions. == Music style ==