The Song:
Last week, Roach Gigz made a vow to his fans: If they helped vote him to victory in mtvU's Freshman 5 video contest, then he would release a new song from his forthcoming Bitch I'm A Player mixtape. His fans delivered, driving him to victory with over 70% of the vote, and now, standing firm by his word, Roach is releasing the latest track from BIAP with "Wild Child" featuring Lil' 4Tay, Roach's longtime friend and collaborator, and daughter of Bay Area rap legend Rappin' 4-Tay. For true fans of Roach, this song is extra special, and marks a reunion of sorts for Roach and Lil' 4, who first got their start in music together, forming the group B.I.G. (standing for Bitch I Go) while the two were still in high school, and earning their first local hit with the song "Get It."
With "Wild Child," produced by C-Loz, who handles production throughout the mixtape, the song came about after hearing a few bars from one of Lil' 4's verses. "The whole inspiration for the song was the hook, it just sounded perfect," explains Roach. " I just started remembering little shit I did when I was too young to be doing it, and I turned it into a story. It was only supposed to be a 16 but I just rapped until the story was done, so it ended up being like 40 bars." Lil 4 delivers equally compelling tales with her own verse, offering a quick reminder of the chemistry the two share. "People haven't heard a new song from the both us together in a minute," says Roach, "so I think this is a perfect comeback song, especially since we've been rapping together since we were young"
Roach Gigz' Bitch I'm A Player mixtape, produced by C-Loz and featuring Lil' B, Husalah, DB The General, and Lil' 4Tay, will be released this June.
Download "Wild Child" for free here:
http://media.audibletreats.com/Roach_Gigz-Wild_Child_Ft_Lil_4Tay.mp3
http://t.opsp.in/ioyr
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. |
