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Independent Music Love

About Me

gio BIOGRAPHY
Gio is an emerging independent hip-hop artist that is helping to refresh urban music by providing a great sound, catchy hooks and a clear message with his lyrics. A Mid-City L.A. native, Gio has his musical roots planted deep within West Coast Indie hip-hop. He appeals to both worlds commercial and underground with that classic bounce and groove found in L.A. sound, Gio adds a high-energy delivery and an infectious feel-good vibe within his music. His sound weaves into the realms of break-beats, jazz, soul, and rock, creating a vibrant music experience. Like his lyrics, the music is free and unconstrained, yet still remains true to that boom-bap sound in hip-hop music. Gio provides a distinct lyrical stride that is simple and straightforward. People connect and embrace the message in his words due to its gut-wrenching honesty and natural appeal. He speaks from the heart as a positive voice of the everyday person dealing with issues such as war, tragedy, wack rappers, Sunday BBQ’s, relationships and personal reflection. Gio sends a message that is rooted in knowledge of self, spirituality, inspiration and good times, his performance is live and magnetic. For those looking for dope hip-hop music that is raw, personal, entertaining and fun, Gio provides it in high form.For bookings and inquiries:[email protected] myspace.com/giobasicali Basicali, the debut album available now at iTunes

My Interests

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Member Since: 11/6/2005
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Influences: Mos Def, Black Thought, Outkast, Common, Talib Kwali, Jay-Z, The Pharcyde, Arrested Development, Will I Am, Busta, Snoop & Dre, Slum Village, Public Enemy, Prince, Miles Davis, Fishbone, Sting, Raphael Saadiq, De Angelo, Dwele, WU TANG, Jill Scott, Musiq Soul Child, OHNO, The Fugees, Luaryn Hill, Run DMC, LL Cool J and the list will go on and on I have so many I will come back from time to time and keep writing them all because they all deserve attention.R.I.P J DILLA
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Future

Well can I say people, the future looks bright from where I am standing.I believe I was reminded of something that changed my life and that is that we cannot and must not operate out of our past. His...
Posted by GiO on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:14:00 PST

The Simple Things

This life boooyyyy, I tell ya! it thows everything at ya and it takes a lot of time to figure out those things that you want and don't want. In fact most people spend a lot of time chasing after thin...
Posted by GiO on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:05:00 PST

Blessed

This is my first Blog, what does blog mean anyway, I wonder where it comes from. Anyways my thought for today is that I am blessed. Life isn't the greatest but it isn't the worst either. My prayers...
Posted by GiO on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:59:00 PST