Gillie Da Kid
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About
Underground Philadelphia emcee who released a series of mixtapes called King of Philly before launching his first studio album, Welcome 2 Gilladelphia, in 2015. He later gained attention for the absurd videos posted to his gillie_da_king Instagram account. It has garnered over 500,000 followers.
Before Fame
He entered the national spotlight after claiming to have ghost written songs for Lil Wayne. Before then, he was part of a seven-person crew called Major Figgas clique which was signed by Suave House Records. Upon Suave House losing its deal with Universal, he went solo.
Trivia
Babygrande Records released a Best of the GDK Mixtapes compilation in March of 2007. He is friends with boxer Mike Tyson.
Family Life
He has a younger sister named Kiara.
Associated With
He and Tamba Hali teamed up to launch Relumae Records in August 2011.
