Video: Roach Gigz' "Can I Rap" Up For Top Spot on mtvU's Freshmen 5

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	Video: Roach Gigz' "Can I Rap" Up For Top Spot on mtvU's Freshmen 5	05.02.2011


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The Video: Roach Gigz has been nominated in this week's contest for mtvU's Freshman 5 for his "Can I Rap" video, a single off Roachy Balboa 2, released earlier this year. Every week, five new and upcoming artists are presented an opportunity to gain regular rotation on the mtvU channel, which is broadcasted to college campuses and gives artists an excellent shot at obtaining exposure. The video, now with over 460,000 views on YouTube, was shot this past fall, while Roach and fellow San Franciscans celebrated the Giants' World Series appearance, and eventual victory, outside the stadium. The video was shot by Aris Jerome and the song was produced by C-Loz, who is now producing the entirety of Roach's forthcoming EP, Bitch I'm A Player, dropping later this month and featuring Lil' B, Husualah, DB The General, and Lil' 4-Tay. Vote for Roach Gigz' "Can I Rap" video here: http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/week-of-5-2-2011/ Watch the video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=208zbUoQcas <br /> Tweet For more information on Roach Gigz please contact Michelle or Dan at Audible Treats. The Background: Selected as one of 106 KMEL's Top 10 Freshman Rappers of the Bay Area, 21-year-old San Francisco native Roach Gigz has gone from virtually unknown to one of the hottest artists on the West Coast in just four years. Born and raised in the Bay Area Roach was conceived in Nicaragua during the Contra and Sandinista war. His father was a supporter of the Sandinista Liberation Front and has never lived in the United States but Roach's mom moved to California and raised him as a single mother. Needless to say his upbringing was very complex so being a white rapper in a predominantly Black and Latin dominated business is not an issue for Roach. "I'm just being myself and I think my fans see that. It ain't about race; it's about the music." Named after a combination of the character Roach from the movie *Next Friday* and his high school days dancing skills, Roach Gigz first gained local fame with close friend Lil 4Tay as one half of the group Bitch I Go (B.I.G.). Now, with two successful mixtapes under his belt Roach is currently preparing his debut album, tentatively titled *Therapy Sessions*, which is scheduled to be released this fall. The album is shaping up to be a very personal one. Roach says the music will touch on the ups and downs of his life from the struggles he's been through growing up in the Bay to the birth of his newborn son.
Streams: "F A Chorus" http://media.audibletreats.com/Roach_Gigz-F_A_Chorus.mp3 "MTV2's Sucker Free" http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/629353/on-deck-roach-gigz.jhtml#id=1659363 "MTV2's Sucker Free Preview Clip" http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/627420/sucker-free-exclusive-roach-gigz-on-the-bay-areas-independent-hustle.jhtml#id=1656633 "The Dopest 2" http://t.opsp.in/NVh6 "Syrup Thighs" http://media.audibletreats.com/Roach_Gigz-Syrup_Thighs.mp3 "Black & Orange" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bCtj-zIMM4 "Can I Rap" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=208zbUoQcas DaVinci, Roach Gigz, San Quinn, Big Rich & Cellski - "Black & Orange" SF Remix http://media.audibletreats.com/DaVinci_Roach_Gigz_San_Quinn_Cellski_Big_Rich-Black_And_Orange.mp3 Young Gully feat. Roach Gigz - "What If" http://media.audibletreats.com/Young_Gully-What_If_Ft_Roach_Gigz.mp3 "Goomba Pimpin/Kirplunk" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YFFrbdOiFI "Magic Gas" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0KwOj5A_CU "Respect It" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEAueiDijRc "Pop Off" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_A3yMfHHuE Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/roach_gigz Website: http://roachgigz.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/roachg Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RoachGigz MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/roachgigz Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/roachGtv Bandcamp: http://roachgigz.bandcamp.com/