Git Fresh (formerly known as DeepSide) is an American R&B and hip hop group based in Miami, Florida. They are currently signed to
Island Def Jam
The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American recording music unit, formed on New Year's Eve 1998 by the Universal Music Group. It consists of labels devised and consisted under the basic operations of Island Records and Def Jam Recordin ...
. The group was initially composed of Rude Boi, Pretty Sly, Penny, & Mike Ezay.
History
Early years: DeepSide
The group started out and formed when all the band members were in their teenage years, singing at talent shows and parties around the city. With the exception of Pretty Sly, who went to school in Miami, they all went to Dillard Performing Arts School. Rude Boi met Sly at a local talent show in Miami and introduced him to Mike and Penny. There was an immediate chemistry between the guys and they officially formed the group, DeepSide. Formerly signed to
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...
, the group known as DeepSide changed their name after splitting from the label, and all old ties.
Git Fresh
The group changed their name from DeepSide to Git Fresh in 2008. They also have changed record labels from
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...
to
Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop.
The l ...
. Unfortunately, the singers, Brent "Penny" Pendergast & Mike "Ezay" Espinosa, have reportedly left the group. As of 2012, It is uncertain if the 2 remaining members will continue as a group.
Discography
*2002: ''DeepSide''
*2008: ''Git Fresh''
*2011: ''Eat It Up''
Singles
;As DeepSide
*2002: "Shook"
*2002: "Shook" Remix
*2003: "Fantaszin'"
*2005: "Coochie" (featuring Young Noah & Pety Pablo)
*2005: "Hot Like an Oven" (featuring Juvenile)
*2006: "Lovely"
on the Step Up (Original Soundtrack)
*2007: "Let's Make Love" (featuring
Papoose
Papoose (from the Algonquian ''papoose'', meaning "child") is an American English word whose present meaning is "a Native American child" (regardless of tribe) or, even more generally, any child, usually used as a term of endearment, often in t ...
)
*2007: "What I Need"
;As Git Fresh
*2008: "
Booty Music
Miami bass (booty music or booty bass) is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808, sustained kick drum, heavy bass, raised dance tempos, and frequently sexually explicit l ...
"
*2008: "Like a Women"
*2009: "Tipsy" (featuring Rick Ross)
*2009: "SwaGG Up" (featuring Jamie Foxx and Rick Ross)
*2010: "She Be Like (Bom Bom Bom)"
vailable on iTunes now*2010: "What Them Girls Like" (featuring
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital down ...
)
*2011: "Eat It Up"
*2011: "No Girlfriend"
*2011: "Jump Off" (featuring New Boyz)
*2012: "Ocho Cinco" (Child Please)
*2013: "Leavin with Me"
*2015: "Don't You Move"
As featured artist
*2010:
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital down ...
- "Why You Up in Here" (featuring. Git Fresh,
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive.
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
,
Gucci Mane
Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...
)
*2010:
Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in 1998 with her appearance on the Trick Daddy single " Nann Nigga".
Trina has been described by '' XXL'' as "the mo ...
- "White Girl" (featuring. Flo Rida & Git Fresh
References
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2001 establishments in Florida
American hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from Miami