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Glenda Raniece Proby (born December 1, 1987), better known by her stage names Gizzle and Lady G Da Real Deal, is an American rapper and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2008 as a
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for artists such as
Lil' Fizz Dreux Pierre Frédéric (born November 26, 1985) better known by his stage name Lil' Fizz, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor best known for being the youngest member and rapper of the R&B group B2K. Formerly, he starred on ...
and
Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...
, she has since appeared as a recording artist on albums for
Puff Daddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a ...
,
G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and released two independent studio albums before signing with RCA Records to releas ...
and
Ty Dolla Sign Tyrone William Griffin Jr. (born April 13, 1982), known professionally as Ty Dolla Sign (stylized as Ty Dolla $ign or Ty$), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Griffin gai ...
, among others. Proby released her debut
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, ''7 Days in Atlanta'', in 2017. That same year, she released the single "Get Loud For Me", which has been used in advertising for BOSE,
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, and the
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. Her 2021 song "Go Up" was used in a similar manner for the WBNA and the short-lived
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service.


Early career

From
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, Proby showed a talent for writing from a young age, composing poetry and lengthy letters to her father when he was in jail. She started rapping as a teenager under the stage name ''Lady G Da Real Deal'', regularly attending
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events in Los Angeles and
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. She recorded a demo with Rhythm D of
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and was offered a
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at the age of 17. However, she was encouraged by her manager, Cudda Love, to pursue songwriting for others instead. In 2007, she gained her first writing credit on the
Lil' Fizz Dreux Pierre Frédéric (born November 26, 1985) better known by his stage name Lil' Fizz, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor best known for being the youngest member and rapper of the R&B group B2K. Formerly, he starred on ...
track "Beds". She was then invited by producer
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to write for Snoop Dogg's 2008 album ''Ego Trippin'''. She is credited on the tracks "Gangsta Like Me" and "Can't Say Goodbye", both of which were regularly highlighted in positive reviews of the album.


Ghostwriting

Since her early work with Riley and Snoop Dogg, Proby has become a prolific hip hop
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, working with prominent artists including
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
G-Eazy Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and released two independent studio albums before signing with RCA Records to releas ...
,
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,
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and
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Two of her most frequent collaborators are
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, who she has worked with since 2008, and
Puff Daddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy, and formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. Born in Harlem and raised in Mount Vernon, Combs worked as a ...
(Sean Combs), whose albums '' MMM'' and '' No Way Out 2'' she contributed to extensively. Unusually for a female writer, Proby writes primarily for male rappers, but has been praised for successfully "getting inside the heads" of artists and working closely with them to compose songs that match their personal styles. She is also one of very few prominent
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women in the hip hop industry. Ty Dolla Sign has stated that this is an advantage in the often hypermasculine and hypersexualised world of hip hop, "you know she gets both sides 'cause Gizzle got bitches too!"


Solo career

Proby met singer
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in 2008, with whom she became a frequent songwriting partner prior to his mainstream breakthrough. Having previously performed as Lady G, she ditched the name in favor of Gizzle in 2011, posting several videos on her
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channel. In 2015, she guest performed alongside Ty Dolla Sign on
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's single, "You Can Be My Lover" from the latter's commercial mixtape '' MMM (Money Making Mitch).'' The following year, her appearance in the video for the track, as an unexpected "butch lesbian leading the song, rapping about hollering at women in the middle of a misogynistic smorgasbord," became a breakout performance for Proby. That same year, she received numerous songwriting credits on Ty Dolla Sign's debut album ''
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'', including for the single " Saved." In 2016, she was featured on
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n singer-songwriter
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's single "
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", taken from Goodrem's fifth studio album ''
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''. Proby released her debut
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, ''7 Days in Atlanta'', in January 2017. The EP was produced in a single, week-long trip to
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, with one of seven songs being recorded each day. Gizzle plans to continue this concept with further ''7 Days'' mixtapes recorded in other cities, including Los Angeles,
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and
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. ''Revolt'' described the EP as "a serious reminder of why izzleis one of the best in the business." She was featured on the
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2017 single "Jump", from his album ''
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''. In 2021, Proby was featured on the soundtrack for the Netflix series ''
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'' on the track "Dynasties and Dystopia" alongside
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and Bren Joy.


Singles


As featured artist


References


External links


Interview
with
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