This is where his name EST found its real roots among his homies that formed the collective EST Entertainment aka Everybody Shine Together (34:39-34:55) One of his first official tracks dropped was “Stains” and his hunger, talent, and unique sound was clear as day off the rip Soon he would be off house arrest and it was go time with music. His life and experiences turned into words and it went hard (30:01-30:28) (8:23-8:46) Gee invested in a $600 studio package off eBay and began dropping heat for the streets from his bathroom on house arrest after seeing a up and coming Lil Baby doing his thing (47:33-50:00) With football dreams down the drain, he turned to rapping under the alias Big Gee. Luckily he got lawyered up and got his charge reduced to 4 months house arrest, 5 years probation (28:16-30:00)īut blessings come in some of the darkest moments and that moment was EST Gee’s big break. Gee was arrested for a drug trafficking charge and facing up to 10 years (7:21-8:10) With a new born son on the way, EST Gee knew he couldn’t lose his freedom like that. The money and vices became too much and the drug dealer and gangster EST Gee was born (18:03-19:00) Gee was putting in work on all ends in the streets doing it all as a youngin (19:20-19:35) But Gee got too caught up being greedy and it cost him everything (0:54-1:27) Tryna secure an extra bag Gee got hemmed up by the law (25:51-26:54) In 2016 Gee was moving weight as a big fish in the drug game and that bank was funding his career on the field. In the Louisville projects, Gee was surrounded by pain, death, and violence so the instincts came natural. This pushed Gee deeper into the street life that he grew up around from his childhood. Gee was doing it all on his own (17:15-17:48) The sad reality was that Gee was funding his dreams out of his own pocket to not burden his parents any further to pay his college tuition Gee would shine even harder making the move to Sacramento City College where his talent was on track to take him big But during all this, there was something else going on in his life. George Albert Stone III aka EST Gee came up in Louisville Kentucky mainly in the streets of 5500 Riata Drive (2:36-2:43) He was a young kid surrounded by street influences living in a home that was just trying to make it out of the trenches (16:45-16:51) His moms was out grinding to provide best as she could and pops was a known gangster in the streets getting shot by the time he was just 11 (20:47-21:03) He was putting in work to try bring his family a better life, but as EST Gee grew he understood more and more how messed up his life was (6:40-7:25) With his moms losing custody of him due to lifestyle circumstances (21:08-21:20) and pops being in prison part of his childhood, Gee didn’t have it the easiest (9:30-10:16)Įven with his childhood in the projects, Gee always knew he was destined for something better and put the work in on the field to gain a scholarship to Indiana State to play football (5:12-5:17) (0:00-0:30)īro was rated as the top linebacker in Kentucky and was nice with it. They have brought a particular sound out the city but in recent times a new artist has emerged from the trenches with a style of music that has captured all ears in the industry. When you think hip hop, your mind doesn’t go to Louisville Kentucky, but that is becoming a thing of the past with hip hop superstars like Jack Harlow This is the story of EST Gee, his come up, beefs, and the events that led to him being shot up by his opps and his crew being indicted. But that come up lost him friends, family, a scholarship and nearly cost him his life when opps got the drop on him. Rising star EST Gee has all eyes on him bringing that fire out of Kentucky. That authentic raw gritty music that brings that passion and energy. Music has seen the rise of many new talents over recent times, and it seems like the era of the real is finally back. ALBUM: Bigger Than Life or Death RELEASE DATE: 7/20 SINGLE: “5500 Degrees” f/ 42 Dugg, Rylo Rodriguez & Lil Baby TV: Jimmy Kimmel LIVE: Rolling Loud N.Y., Miami and L.A.Back with the real you know what’s the deal. With Pooh Shiesty, Future, Young Thug, Yo Gotti and Lil Durk among the featured guests, the project debuted at #1 on Apple’s All Genre Chart it serves as a proper introduction to the hip-hop rookie. Rising to prominence with acclaimed collaborations alongside Jack Harlow for “Route 66” and Lil Baby for “Real As It Gets”-which resulted in his first Hot 100 placement, Gee has continued his upward trajectory with the release of his label-debut mixtape, Bigger Than Life or Death. WHAT IT IS: Louisville native EST Gee has been commanding attention with his unapologetic rhymes and hard-hitting hooks over trap productions.
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