George Ramirez (born July 31, 1994), better known by his stage name Kap G, is a Mexican-American rapper. He is best known for his 2016 single " Girlfriend", which received

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certification by the

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(RIAA) and entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

Early life

George Ramirez was born on July 31, 1994, Long Beach, California but was later raised in Atlanta, Georgia as the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Tri-Cities High School.

Career

Kap G has collaborated with big-name artists, such as Chief Keef, T.I.,

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and Kirko Bangz among others. He released his debut single, titled "Tatted Like Amigos"; a collaboration with Chicago rapper Chief Keef, which garnered him mainstream attention. Since then, Kap G began remixing other artists' songs, which drew the attention of Dungeon Family A&R Representative Kawan Prather, who ultimately discovered Kap G, which landed him a signing deal with

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. On March 6, 2014, Kap G released his mixtape, titled ''Like a Mexican'' via DatPiff. He is currently in the studio recording his first

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(EP), with the assistance of

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. Kap G has been featured in numerous articles for ''XXL'' magazine, and was nominated for XXL Freshman in 2015. On March 4, 2016, Kap G released his song " Girlfriend", the second single from highly anticipated mixtape titled ''El Southside'' which features special guest appearances from Young Thug, Cash Out and YFN Lucci. "Girlfriend" became his biggest song to date, and was certified Gold by the RIAA in August 2016. On April 14, 2017, he released his debut studio album ''SupaJefe'', on which he collaborates with

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(on the song "I See You"), Dae Dae and Pharrell Williams. He was on the SupaJefe tour from July 6 to August 26, 2017. On June 12, 2017, ''XXL'' revealed Ramirez was included in their annual freshman class, alongside artists XXXTentacion, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, PnB Rock, Ugly God, KYLE, Playboi Carti, Kamaiyah, Aminé, and MadeinTYO.

Musical style

Much of his lyrical content pays homage and represents his

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and is bilingual, switching between English and Spanish. Kap G has said that his goal in his career is to subvert stereotypes of Mexicans and "to be a part of opening doors for Latinos". In an ''XXL'' interview he also stated that his style has been compared to Outkast and South Park Mexican.

Discography

Studio albums

*''SupaJefe'' (2017) *''No Kap'' (2018) *''Frida Homies'' (2025)

Mixtapes

*''Like a Mexican'' (2014) *''Real Migo Shit 2'' (2014) *''Real Migo Shit 3'' (2015) *''El Southside'' (2016) *''Real Migo Shit 4'' (2018)

EPs

*''Mood'' (2017) *''Kap On Edge'' (2022)

Singles

Other charted songs

Filmography

Tours

Supporting

– Party Tour (2017) * Young Dolph – Role Model Tour (2019)

References

{{Authority control Living people American male rappers Atlantic Records artists Hispanic and Latino American male actors Hispanic and Latino American rappers 1994 births 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Musicians from Long Beach, California People from College Park, Georgia American rappers of Mexican descent American male actors of Mexican descent Rappers from California Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Rappers from Atlanta