Gawvi
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Birth name | Gabriel Alberto Azucena |
Also known as | Gawvi, G-Styles |
Born | The Bronx, New York |
September 23, 1988
Origin | Miami, Florida |
Genres | hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, music producer |
Instruments | vocals, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Reach Records, Black Market |
Associated acts | Lecrae, Trip Lee, Social Club, Rhema Soul, wordsplayed, Derek Minor, Alex Medina, Tedashii, Andy Mineo, KB |
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.
Early life
Gawvi was born Gabriel Alberto Azucena,[1] on September 23, 1988,[2] in The Bronx, New York,[3][4][5] to a father from El Salvador and a mother from the Dominican Republic,[6] while he was raised in Miami, Florida.
Music career
He started his music production career in 2008, most notably working with Lecrae and Trip Lee.[7][8][9] His career led to him acquire a recording contract with Reach Records as both an artist and in-house record producer.[10] 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.[11] Azucena currently working on his debut studio album set for a spring release under Reach Records.
Personal life
Azucena married Brianna Segura on March 9, 2014, in San Diego,[12] and they became parents on August 4th, 2015, to a baby born in Atlanta, Georgia, where they currently reside.[13]
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External links
- Articles with hCards
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American Christians
- American rappers
- Musicians from New York City
- Musicians from Miami, Florida
- Musicians from Atlanta, Georgia
- Performers of Christian hip hop music
- Rappers from New York City
- Rappers from Miami, Florida
- Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia
- Songwriters from New York
- Songwriters from Florida
- Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)