Labinot Gashi
(; born October 4, 1989), known mononymously as Gashi (stylised as GASHI), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Biography
Labinot Gashi was born in
Tripoli, Libya,
on October 4, 1989, to ethnic
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
parents from
Kosovo
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. He spent his childhood in several African and European countries before settling in Brooklyn, New York City, at the age of 10.
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
American International College (AIC) is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts.
History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 by Calvin E. Amaron who sought to create an institution of higher ...
). 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
[ to change it later to Gashi and eventually G4SHI. His stage name has officially changed back to GASHI.
Gashi won First Look Sessions' "First Time Performances" in 2010 and 2011.][G4shi the rockstar of music and fashion industry , Prishtina Press - Prishtinë - New York - London]
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. In 2012, G4shi founded his own group called Moxy.[ 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.][
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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
Studio albums
*2014: ''4Play''
*2016: ''Stairs''
*2019: ''Gashi''
*2020: ''1984''
*2022: ''Elevators''
*2024: ''Brooklyn Cowboy''
*2025: ''The Killah Whales of Gotham''
Mixtapes
*2011: ''Last of a Rare Breed''
Extended plays
*2018: ''Long Story Short''
*2020: ''Cabin Fever''
*2020: ''Butterflies''
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Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
21st-century American rappers
American hip-hop musicians
American people of Albanian descent
American people of Kosovan descent
Rappers from Brooklyn
Songwriters from New York (state)
RCA Records artists