Gawvi | |
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Birth name | Gabriel Alberto Azucena |
Also known as | G-Styles |
Born |
The Bronx, New York |
September 23, 1988
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 |
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.