GBOI-ENT WAS STARTED BY NIGEL HOPKINS KNOWN IN THE STREETS AND HIPHOP SCENE AS N.I AKA GBOI... ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO IL...MOVED TO AZ IN 96...THRU THE 1ST COUPLE YEARS OF,, TRYN TO ADJUST TO A WHOLE NEW VIBE,, COMING FROM THE MIDWEST,, THINGS WERE A LIL SLOWER PACE, ON THE WESTCOAST...THRU UPS N DOWNS FOUND MYSELF MEETING MORE N MORE PEOPLE DEALING WITH MUSIC...SO AROUND 98 WHEN I REALLY START GETN INTO RAPPING,, I HAD A NATURAL TALENT.. N STYLE COMING FROM CHICAGO,, I COULD SPIT IT FAST...
GBOI-ENT WAS STARTED BY NIGEL HOPKINS KNOWN IN THE STREETS AND HIPHOP SCENE AS N.I AKA GBOI... ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO IL...MOVED TO AZ IN 96...THRU THE 1ST COUPLE YEARS OF,, TRYN TO ADJUST TO A WHOLE NEW VIBE,, COMING FROM THE MIDWEST,, THINGS WERE A LIL SLOWER PACE, ON THE WESTCOAST...THRU UPS N DOWNS FOUND MYSELF MEETING MORE N MORE PEOPLE DEALING WITH MUSIC...SO AROUND 98 WHEN I REALLY START GETN INTO RAPPING,, I HAD A NATURAL TALENT.. N STYLE COMING FROM CHICAGO,, I COULD SPIT IT FAST LIKE TWIST,OR SLOW IT DOWN..I TRIED A FEW SHOWS,, AND I WAS ALWAYS MY BIGGEST CRITIC.. AND DISCOURAGE MYSELF AT TIMES...SO FOR A FEW YEARS A LEFT IT ALONE,, I WAS BACK N FORTH.. FREESTYLE,, WORKIN ON WRITING NEVER FINISHING..SO AFTER A FEW INCIDENTS IN MY LIFE AND INCARCERATION A FEW TIMES,, THE LAST IN 08... AND DEALING WITH, AZ'S I.P.S INTENSE PROBATION, I REALIZE I HAD A TALENT I WAS WASTING,, WHILE OTHER ARTIST ARE GETIN NOTICE OFF, LYRICS THAT WEREN'T TRUE..2009 I HIT THE LOCAL SCENE OF AZ HARD..FRIENDS HAVE ALWAYS CALL ME N.I.G OR N.I SO I CAME UP WITH N.I GBOI..AND THE LABEL GBOI-ENT.. IT WAS MY VISION..AND BETWEEN FRIENDS N FAMILY I WAS SURROUND BY NOTHING BUT TALENT..MY COUSIN ANTONIO(BIG FEASY) WAS 1ST IN AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH ME.. HE WAS OLDER THAN I,, HIS STYLE OF FLOW WAS UNBELIEVABLE,, IT WAS THAT OLD RUGGED HIPHOP,, LIKE WU-TANG/NAS WITH A DEEP CHICAGO STYLE...J.S IS A 18 YR OLD FROM CHAMPAIGE ILL.. THIS WAS THE STAR IN THE MAKING,, HE WAS BEFORE HIS TIME.. NEVER MET A 18YR OLD TO PUT THE WORDS TOGETHER LIKE HIM..AND THEN THERES SYCH FORMALLY KNOWN AS GUCCIE..WHO IS ACTUALLY MY BUSINESS PARTNER IN THIS SITUATION AND ATTENDING THE CONSERVATORY MUSIC SCHOOL.. MYSELF.. I PRETTY MUCH KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER IM THE GLUE IN THE SITUATION.. I BOOK THE SHOWS,, STUDIO TIME.. PROMOTE..AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE STILL LEARNING...BUT WE HAVE WORKED WITH MANY LOCALS,, AND OPEN FOR A FEW CELEBS..WE TRY TO DO A VENUE AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK..WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE IS VERY DIFF.. MOST OF WHAT YOU HEAR TODAY.. IS HYPE EVRYTHING FOR THE CLUB,, ITS COOL BUT SOME PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR THAT REAL LIFE STUFF,,AND I THINK WE SPEAK ON IT ALL,, AND ALSO GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR THE CLUB..I NETWORK WITH A GROUP I CALL MY FAMILY, FOR 2 STRONG YEARS I'VE DEALT WITH THIS PERSON, THRU SITUATIONS LIKE DISTRIBUTION DEALS WITH BIG CAZ N MO THUGS,, RADIO TALK SHOWS, AND SHOW N CALI N THINGS DIDNT ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED BUT,, WE SHOWED EACHOTHER LOYALTY, AND BEEN RIDING TOGETHER EVERY SINCE,, I CAN SAY HE IS ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCERS IN AZ,, HE DOES ALL MY PRODUCTION,, DA FACTORY MUSIC'S BIG YOG WESTWOOD...OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TOO MAKE GOOD MUSIC...I CAN SPEAK FORMY WHOLE CAMP WHEN I SAY,, WE REALY DO PUT OUR LIFE'S ON THE LINE FOR THIS...
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