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 parents from Kosovo. 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 Yellow Jackets - Larry Gashi - 2009 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 His debut project, the mixtape Last of a Rare Breed (2011) was hosted by Erkman, and featured tracks with Nipsey Hussle and French Montana. 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.
In 2013, he released a follow-up mixtape I'll Be Right With You. A later project, entitled, 4Play featured his single "Room 4". 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.
The self-titled LP is his first studio release for RCA Records and was released in 2019. The album comprises 16 songs, featuring G-Eazy, French Montana, DJ Snake 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 2025: If You Find This, It‘s Yours
Mixtapes 2011: Last of a Rare Breed
Extended plays 2018: Long Story Short 2020: Cabin Fever 2020: Butterflies
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumSWI "Creep on Me" 2018 4 Gashi "My Year" 2019 — "That's Mine" 41 "Roses" —Gashi "Safety" 92 "Mr. Ferrari" — 1984 "Paranoid" 2020 — "Upset" — "Lies" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist Title Year Album "Slippin" 2018 rowspan="2" "Like You Do"(Florian Picasso featuring Ally Brooke and Gashi) 2020 "Oops (I'm Sorry)" (Lost Kings featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Gashi) It's Not You, It's Me "Delali"(Khaled featuring Gashi) rowspan="3" "Benz I Know" (Remix)(Kelvyn Colt and Gashi) "Amnesia" (Loud Luxury and Ship Wrek featuring Gashi) 2021 "Say It" Sleep "Memory" 2022 Hellraisers, Pt. 3
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