YOUNG GEE

Press



San Diego is known as a tourist city for the people who are not familiar with the
area. For the locals, they know that the city is full of struggles such as gangs
and poverty. There are two notorious areas that are run by these groups, "Southeast
San Diego" and "East San Diego". A way for these people to find a way out of their
struggles is to vent through lyrics.



There are certain standards for rappers coming out of San Diego. There is a lot
of talent and competition, but along with the competition and talent comes a lot
of adversity. Rapper Corey Thompson, professionally known as Young Gee, born June
8, 1987, is ready to face all the challenges that come along with being one of San
Diego’s top rappers.



His father launched a record label called Out Tha Gate Records. At the age of eleven
this inspired him to become a musician. He started out wanting to produce beats,
but later discovered a lyrical gift that people enjoyed to hear. His inspiration
for music came from great rappers such as 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg, E-40,
Too $hort, B-Legit, Ice Cube, WC, Mack 10, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and many others. What
inspires him to make music and to make it in this industry is his family. Young
Gee’s music is based on things he experienced as a child and as an adult. Running
the streets as a young teen gave him the ammo to put his life into music. His life
experiences and two sons are the reason he encourages kids and teens to finish school
and be somebody.



When Young Gee came out with his first mixtape, "Scrillafornia Vol. 1", it hit San
Diego and other well known areas and became popular in the streets. On January 23,
2009 he released his second mixtape, "Scrilliafornia Vol.2", with more maturity,
growth and production. He also released seven other mixtapes: "Daygo to the I.E",
"Fly Young Gangsta Vol. 1", "Fly Young Gangsta Vol. 2", "Jacking for Beats Vol.
1", "Jacking for Beats Vol 2", "The Book of Young Gee and Lil Bootsy", and "Recession
Free". Young Gee is preparing to release his eight mixtape "Definition of a Gee
Vol. 1". In March 2010, Young Gee released his first major single, "According To
My Swagga", which features platinum artist Maino.



Young Gee has is the future of the west and hip-hop. All he does is make hits and
blow up performances. He is inspired by the words of the Notorious B.I.G’s, who
once said, "In the right hands I could be one of the greatest."