George Ramirez (born July 31, 1994), better known by his stage name Kap G, is an Mexican-American rapper. He is best known for his song " Girlfriend", which peaked at number 10 on the

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chart.

Early life

George Ramirez was born on July 31, 1994, in

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, the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Tri-Cities High School.

Career

Kap G has collaborated with big-name artists, such as

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among others. He released his debut single, titled "Tatted Like Amigos"; a collaboration with Chicago rapper Chief Keef, which garnered him mainstream attention. Since then, Kap G began remixing other artists' songs, which drew the attention of Dungeon Family A&R Representative Kawan Prather, who ultimately discovered Kap G, which landed him a signing deal with

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. On March 6, 2014, Kap G released his mixtape, titled ''Like a Mexican'' via

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. He is currently in the studio recording his first

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(EP), with the assistance of

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. Kap G has been featured in numerous articles for ''XXL'' magazine, and was nominated for XXL Freshman in 2015. On March 4, 2016, Kap G released his song " Girlfriend", the second single from highly anticipated mixtape titled ''El Southside'' which features special guest appearances from

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. "Girlfriend" became his biggest song to date, and was certified Gold by the RIAA in August 2016. On April 14, 2017, he released his debut studio album ''SupaJefe'', on which he collaborates with

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and Pharrell Williams. He was on the SupaJefe tour from July 6 to August 26, 2017. On June 12, 2017, XXL revealed Ramirez was included in their annual freshman class.

Musical style

Much of his lyrical content pays homage and represents his

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and is bilingual, switching between English and Spanish. Kap G has said that his goal in his career is to subvert stereotypes of Mexicans and "to be a part of opening doors for Latinos". In an ''XXL'' interview he also stated that his style has been compared to Outkast and South Park Mexican.

Discography

Studio albums

*''SupaJefe'' (2017) *''No Kap'' (2018)

Mixtapes

*''Like a Mexican'' (2014) *''Real Migo Shit 2'' (2014) *''Real Migo Shit 3'' (2015) *''El Southside'' (2016) *''Real Migo Shit 4'' (2018)

EPs

*''Mood'' (2017) *''Kap On Edge'' (2022)

Singles

Other charted songs

Filmography

References

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