The Thrill Society: 2X TTS Music Winner: G5 ELZ

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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2X TTS Music Winner G5 Elz

Lawrence Smith Jr., the up-and-coming rapper who is the son of

legendary rap music producer Larry Smith, was born in Elmhurst,

Queens, New York on March 30, 1994. Recording as G5 ELZ,

Smith lives these days in Southeast Jamaica, Queens, the

neighborhood known as Northside. He counts such New York

hip-hop heavyweights as Camron, Big L, and Nas among his

influences.

The future rapper started writing poetry in elementary school,

and then began composing actual hip-hop lyrics in late

elementary/early middle school. He became even more serious

as a high-schooler, where he began rhyming in classrooms and

lunchrooms, and on laptops and video via Twitter. His

commitment was sealed when his grandmother, Angie Smith,

who had raised him, passed away in 2011, and G5 ELZ realized

he was entirely on his own. It was then that he became writing,

recording, and releasing the series of mixtapes that have won

him high regard.

–Bill Adler

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