G-Styles
| Gawvi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gabriel Alberto Azucena |
| Also known as | G-Styles |
| Born |
September 23, 1988 The Bronx, New York |
| Origin | Miami, Florida |
| Genres | Hip hop, Trap, EDM, CEDM, CCM, Christian rap |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, music producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Reach, Black Market |
| Associated acts | Lecrae, Trip Lee, Social Club, Rhema Soul, wordsplayed, Derek Minor, Alex Medina, Tedashii, Andy Mineo, KB, Tau |
| Website | gawvi |
His music blends rap, pop, and dance music with positive, self-encouraging messages. Born in the Bronx in 1988, Azucena was raised in Miami and grew up listening to Latin and Caribbean music. He began producing under the name G-Styles in 2008, working with Trip Lee and Reach co-founder Lecrae. He officially became the label's in-house producer in 2012, and produced artists such as KB, Andy Mineo, and Tedashii. Many of these albums charted high not only on Billboard's Christian and Gospel album charts, but the general Billboard 200 as well. Lecrae's 2014 album, Anomaly, which Azucena helped produce, was the first album to top both the Billboard 200 and the Gospel Albums charts. In 2016, Gawvi signed to Reach Records as a solo artist and began working on his debut album. The resulting We Belong dropped in March, 2017.
Gabriel Alberto Azucena (born September 23, 1988), who goes by the stage name Gawvi, formerly G-Styles, is an American Christian hip hop artist and music producer for Reach Records. His career commenced in 2008, doing production work for Lecrae and Trip Lee, who continue to be his most consistent collaborators. In early 2016, he was officially signed to Reach Records.
Gawvi was born Gabriel Alberto Azucena, on September 23, 1988, in The Bronx, New York, to a father from El Salvador and a mother from the Dominican Republic. He was raised in Miami, Florida.
He started his music production career in 2008, most notably working with Lecrae and Trip Lee. His career led to him acquiring a recording contract with Reach Records as both an artist and in-house record producer. He won a GMA Dove Award at the 46th GMA Dove Awards in the category of Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year, for his production work on Anomaly by Lecrae. In 2016, Gawvi released 2 EP's : "Lost In Hue" and "Holding Hue". On March 31 of 2017, Gawvi released his debut album We Belong, to acclaim in the CCM community and debuting at 19 in iTunes.
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