Labinot Gashi was born in
Tripoli, Libya, Struggling to pick up the English language, he turned to music to help ease his adjustment into society, and quickly became hooked to rap. Gashi graduated from New Utrecht High School and earned a football scholarship to play at a Division 2 school in Massachusetts (
American International College). Although Gashi earned honors during his first year in college, he decided to drop out of college and concentrate more on music. He prepared his first mixtape and initially adopted the stage name The Kid Gashi His debut project, the mixtape
Last of a Rare Breed (2011) was hosted by Erkman, and featured tracks with
Nipsey Hussle and
French Montana. In 2012, G4shi founded his own group called Moxy. In 2015, he released the track "Switch Up" and in 2016 "Day Ones" followed by "Turn Me Down" and "Disrespectful" both in 2017. The song "Disrespectful" was also featured in episode 4 of
Showtime's
The Chi. The self-titled LP is his first studio release for RCA Records and was released in 2019. The album comprises 16 songs, featuring
G-Eazy, French Montana,
DJ Snake and Maxx Owa, among others. The project was led by a number of singles, including "Creep on Me" featuring French Montana, "Safety" featuring DJ Snake, and "My Year" with G-Eazy. == Discography ==