| The Kid Gashi | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Labinot "Larry" Gashi |
| Born | October 4, 1989 Africa |
| Origin | Kosovo |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, Singer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Concrete Music Group |
| Associated acts | French Montana, Nipsey Hussle, Don Cannon |
| Website | www.thekidgashi.com |
Larry Gashi (born October 4, 1989 in Africa) better known by his stage name The Kid Gashi, is an ethnic Albanian rapper and singer originally from Kosovo. He has had success with collaborations with more established artists such as French Montana and Nipsey Hussle. In 2011 he released his debut album Last Of A Rare Breed under Concrete Music Group.
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The Kid Gashi is of Albanian descent as his family is originally from war-torn Kosovo. Conflict in the Balkans led his family to flee to Africa, where Gashi was born in 1989. After his birth, his family again moved around Africa and Europe, finally settling in America in the late 1990s, during the peak of the hip hop explosion. Gashi settled in Brooklyn, New York, where he became intimately familiar with the hip hop and rapping culture on the streets of New York. Barely knowing any English, Gashi searched for an escape from the hard transition of life as an immigrant on the streets of New York. Listening to the likes of Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Jay-Z, DMX, Dr. Dre and Eminem, Gashi quickly began to emulate his influences and started freestyle and battling peers in the neighborhood, using rap as his introduction into the English language. He has been looked at by rappers like Jay-Z and His record company Roc Nation.