Gee

Gibril Bala Gaye, better known as Gee, was born on the 3rd of July 1987 at Westfield, and then grew up in Pipeline. Gee attended Marina International School from his nursery to High School, but later went to Cates International Academy. Gee also attended college in the United Kingdom (UK).

Regarded as a proficient lyricist and music arranger, his discography includes three hip-hop studio albums and a mixtape. 'Behind the Scenes' was a collaborative album with Sweden-based rapper Nube and chronicled street experiences of the two young emcees. Featured on the project were a few upcoming names, among them She Romeo, a female R&B crooner and most notable Mary Jane which became a street classic. The album yielded a single video titled 'Wat time iz it' featuring Kanasu Barz of the DLC.

'Freedom of Speech' was his sophomore and showed more diversity than its predecessor. Of noteworthy mention are 'Banjul, Dakar to Holland' ft Rhymzter, a Dutch hip-hop artist and “Age is a Weapon” featuring Da Lyrikal Cypha. Both songs were transformed into videos and have been premiered on the “FiiLa” TV Show on GRTS.

In 2010, Gee offering came out with a album titled ‘Never too Early’. This album was preceded by a mix-disc also titled Never Too Early, it served as a teaser in building up anticipation for the Never Too Early album.

The release of 'Never Too Early' in December 2010 is considered a milestone in Gambian music circles. This album embodies hip-hop as an art form itself, with a true Gambian identity. Most of the production was done by a Swedish producer called Jatrix who works for independent label Nordic Steel.

Gee has also been prominently featured on “Grounded DVD Vol.1” which was the first locally-made hip-hop dvd magazine, he has also been on noteworthy audio compilations such as 'Don't Get It Twisted', 'Unplugged' etc. Of late, he has been featured on stellar projects such as the recently released “Shout Gambia DVD” which is the first ever documentary on the emerging music scene in the Gambia.

He has made the list of performers at the annual all-Gambian Open Mic Festival for the past six years. In 2012 he released another album entitled 'That Feeling'. His 2014 album was 'Situation'. Recently he has collaborated with Senegalese musicians including Viviane, Wally Secka, Aida Samba and Fata. He also has a collaboration with Nigerian singer Wizikid.

Gee is widely described as controversial singer for his beef with his fellow artists T. Smallz, Killah Ace and institutions like Africell, Gambians in the Diaspora and Capital FM on issues relating to his music career.