Labinot "Larry" Gashi[1][2][3] (born October 4, 1989), known professionally as The Kid Gashi, later just Gashi, is an ethnic Albanian rapper and singer now based in Brooklyn, New York.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External links Biography

Gashi was born in Libya to ethnic Albanian parents from Kosovo.[2] Moving to a number of countries, mainly in Europe, Gashi and his family immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s, eventually residing in Brooklyn, New York City.[2][4]

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 1-AA school in Massachusetts (American International College).[5]. 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 adopted initially the stage name The Kid Gashi[2] to change it later to Gashi and eventually G4SHI. His stage name has officially changed back to GASHI.

Gashi won several music contests and importantly he was the winner of “First Time Performances” of First Look Sessions in both 2010 and 2011.[6] His first project, the mixtape Last of a Rare Breed in 2011 was hosted by Erkman, and featured tracks with Nipsey Hussle and French Montana. In 2012, G4shi founded his own group called Moxy.[6] 2012 was a breakthrough year with the release of the hit "Rocket". In 2012, he also released “Beautiful World” under his crew Moxy. Future tracks, which included "Who Made Me" and "Laughing", were featured on Hot 97 after Peter Rosenberg co-signed him. G4shi also attracted the attention of fashion and clothing businesses. As of 2012 Gashi is the face and the representative of "Problem Child NYC" clothing line and did modeling for Problem Child line in New York.[6]

In 2013, he released a follow-up mixtape I'll Be Right With You.[3] A later project, entitled, 4Play featured his single "Room 4".[7] 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.

Discography Studio albums 2014: 4 Play Extended plays 2016: STAIRS 2017: Turn Me Down 2017: Disrespectful 2017: 24 Hours 2017: No No No Mixtapes 2010: The Kid Gashi 2011: Last of a Rare Breed 2013: I'll Be Right With You Singles 2018: "Creep On Me" (with DJ Snake and French Montana)[8] References ^ a b "GASHI – "Who Made Me"". Raw Tracks. WordPress. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.  ^ a b c d e "From Albania to Brooklyn :: Rapper GASHI's Steady Grind". The Hundreds. www.thehundreds.com. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-08-25.  ^ a b "Breathe Easy Hip Hop, 'I'll Be Right With You': Interview With GASHI". Artsy Magazine. www.artsymagazine.com. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2015-08-25.  ^ "On The Come Up: GASHI". Hot New HipHop. www.hotnewhiphop.com. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-25.  ^ http://www.aicyellowjackets.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1127 ^ a b c Prishtina Press: G4shi the rockstar of music and fashion industry ^ "OK-Tho.com's Top 25 Artists of 2013" ^ Bein, Kat (2018-08-22). "DJ Snake and French Montana Give GASHI's 'Creep On Me' Extra Bounce: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-23.  External links Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2014)