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GCla$$
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“I’m in a Cla$$ all by myself” – Get to know these words because up and coming artist G-Cla$$ is making his mark on the hip hop scene. G-Cla$$, also known as Augustus Taborn is a native of Philly & fell in love with music and poetry at an early age. His mother listened to all types of music so lyrics came naturally to him. Cla$$ was writing poetry by the age of ten to impress the girls, and rhyming with the guys in what he called the “music of his generation”. Over the next few years, Cla$$’s style of poetry became more developed as he was influenced by different artists - Bone Thugs and Harmony, Biggie, Jay-Z, Tupac, Method Man, Cannibus and Nas just to name a few. “I love the musicology of their style of rap and the different type of musical influences in their music including Reggae”, he says referring to Bone Thugs. As Cla$$ got older, his passion for lyrical sound became more and more insatiable. He listened to Snoop’s Doggystyle and enjoyed the rhymes, however not knowing exactly what the lyrics were saying. He listened to analytical techniques of Nas and tried to infuse both methods into his poetry which, at this time, he began to rap. As he got older, Cla$$ was influenced by more than just music. While attending Central High School Cla$$ found himself getting caught up in the hype. Rap star, Cassidy had just left Central and started gaining popularity. Cla$$ noted Cassidy’s strong battle style. There was a lot of excitement around the school with respect to battli
