G.L.C. Upclose and Personal with Gangsta L. Crisis

G.L.C. Upclose and Personal with Gangsta L. Crisis
Interview Concucted in August 2009
by Tamara Jenkins

With Chicago artists finally getting their due, rapper G.L.C. is positioning himself to become the next big thing from the Windy City. G.L.C., born Leonard Harris, made an impressive debuted on Kanye West's The College Dropout CD when he was featured on the song "Spaceship"; his follow up performance on "Drive Slow" proved he was a natural who could hold his own alongside rap heavyweights like T.I. and Paul Wall. Countless guest appearances and collaborations later, the 31 year-old rapper recently completed work on his debuted CD entitled "Love, Life and Loyalty". UnRated Magazine recently got a chance to talk to G.L.C. to learn about his past, present and future.

How did you get started in music:

Well, I got started at a very young age doing talents shows like in elementary school and park districts. Entered talent shows and I rapped LL Cool J raps, I did original raps, Ice-T raps, I won talent shows and I figured, hey, I could do is something with this. A few years later met a guy by the name of Kanye West he was making beats. He was like 15 at the time, we were both very young. A friend of mine introduced me to him, said he makes some cool beats, went over to his crib, heard the beats, we had a lot of things in common, became good friends, and we began working together at a young age and still work together today.

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Read the full interview at UnRatedMagazine.com