Following a show-stopping set at Explo Music Festival in Guatemala, 2x RIAA Certified Gold instrumentalist turned recording artist GAWVI releases his fourth studio album ATMOSTFEAR. Composed of 14 self-produced tracks – including “Into The Atmostfear,” “Doors Down” and “Bitter Pill” – the project has already amassed over half a million streams in less than a week’s time. Posed to be his most successful body of work to date, the project serves as his sonic testimony from defeat to triumph and includes guest appearances by Wxlf, Indiomar, Musiko, and Ty Brasel.
“I praise God in the name of Jesus for equipping me with what it took to make this. I am beyond grateful for everyone who was a part of the process. My family and close friends really know what this album means to me. The amount of stories y’all have shared in the DMs and comments have been mind blowing. Crazy to see how many people have felt alone during this journey. People that have felt left behind by the ones they thought would show up. People sharing they didn’t think God would want to use them again because of past failures. This is what makes it all worth the bigger picture,” the Florida native details in an exclusive press statement to Medium Creative Agency about ATMOSTFEAR significance.
Sighting Kanye West’s The College Dropout as the catalyst for him to jump from behind the bandstand and into the booth, the pivotal moment in time gave him the motivation to foster a genre of Hip-Hop with morals and integrity. With just over 20 years of skin in the game, he credits a local artist named Danny for giving him his first big break in the industry after purchasing a beat from him. Fast forward, after mastering his craft and paying his dues, he connected with Lecrae and has been a force to be reckoned with since.
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