Berner (rapper)
| Berner | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gilbert Milam Jr. |
| Also known as | Berner |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2007 –present |
| Labels | Taylor Gang Records, Bern One Entertainment Dope House Records Steak N Shrimp Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | marijuana |
Gilbert Milam Jr., better known by his stage name Berner, is a Mexican American rapper, businessman and entrepreneur from San Francisco, California. He is a touring recording artist signed to Taylor Gang since 2012, the label run by Wiz Khalifa. Berner has released 16 albums, several of which have charted on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums" chart. Berner has also become a fashion and marijuana industry entrepreneur with his own medical marijuana dispensaries, Cookies SF, Collective Efforts, and H2C Cookies 707; he also owns two lifestyle clothing companies: FreshKo and Cookies. He also runs a line of "hemp water" named Hemp20, produces the Marijuana Mania TV series, and owns marijuana.com, which offers resources for the medical marijuana community.
A Fillmore District native, Berner attended Galileo High before dropping out. His mother was an office worker and his father was a chef at a Mexican restaurant on Fillmore Street. When Berner was 13, the family moved to Arizona, where his father planned to open a restaurant. During high school, Berner began battle rapping and in 2006 he released his first mixtape, Dirty Sneakers. Berner previously worked as a bartender and later as budtender.
Berner ran into The Jacka, and after praising his music, he handed Jacka some weed, Jacka returned the favour by giving him his number. In 2008 they recorded Drought Season together, but it was poorly received. Two years later, Berner received a call from Mistah F.A.B. on behalf of Wiz Khalifa, asking if he could get some weed for him. After this experience, they became friends and Wiz started rapping about "Cookies" on stage. Soon afterwards Berner convinced Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa to appear in a music video for Yoko, another single of his.
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