EST Gee

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EST Gee
Birth nameGeorge Albert Stone III [1]
Also known as
  • Big Gee
  • Geeski
  • Riata Dada
Born (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 29) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Labels
Website est-gee.com

George Albert Stone III (born May 11, 1994), known professionally as EST Gee, is an American rapper. He is signed to Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group (CMG), Interscope Records and Warlike. [2] [3] His fifth mixtape, Bigger Than Life or Death, released in July 2021 and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200. [4] [5] It spawned the Billboard Hot 100-charting songs "Lick Back" and "5500 Degrees" (featuring Lil Baby, 42 Dugg, and Rylo Rodriguez). A deluxe edition of the mixtape was released in December 2021. [6]

Contents

Early life

George Albert Stone III was born on May 11, 1994, in Louisville, Kentucky to George and Sheila Stone. He grew up in the now demolished Clarksdale Projects before moving to Tubman Court & Ellington Avenue in the southeastern region of the city. [7] After graduating St. Xavier High School in 2012, Stone received a football scholarship to Indiana State University and majored in communications. He spent two years there before transferring to Sac City College. After just a year he transferred again to Stephen F. Austin University. Stone dropped out of college in 2016. [8] He was arrested for drug trafficking in the same year and was sentenced to four months of house arrest. [2] [9]

During 2017, he was briefly on the CFL team the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [10]

Career

During his house arrest, Stone became motivated to pursue a rap career after watching rapper and future collaborator Lil Baby perform on TV. [11] He initially adopted the name "Big Gee" before switching to "EST Gee", in which EST is an acronym for "Everybody Shines Together". [12] He released his debut song "Stains" as "Big Gee" on YouTube on December 17, 2017. [13] He continued to release consistently through YouTube, gaining himself a local fanbase. He released his first and second mixtapes El Toro and Die Bloody in June and August 2019, respectively.

EST Gee gained mainstream attention with his third mixtape Ion Feel Nun on March 6, 2020, following it up with his fourth mixtape I Still Don't Feel Nun on December 18, 2020. [14] In January 2021, EST Gee signed a deal with Yo Gotti's Collective Music Group (CMG), Interscope Records and Warlike. He featured on Lil Baby's single "Real as It Gets", which became his first Billboard Hot 100 song, peaking at number 34. [15] His fifth mixtape Bigger Than Life or Death was released on July 21, 2021. It features guest appearances from Future, Young Thug, Pooh Shiesty, Lil Durk, and more. [16] He explained the meaning of the project to Audiomack: "It's just telling you what's going on. And what I got going on right now is bigger than life or death. Can't nothing affect me or stop me. Even if I die, that ain't gonna do nothing but make me bigger. I'm not dying until I make a hundred million, make that two hundred million". [6] The mixtape debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with roughly 30,000 units. [6] It was followed by the release of a deluxe edition, Bigger Than Life or Death, Pt. 2, on December 3, 2021, containing no features, as well as an additional three tracks on December 17 with features from Yo Gotti, Future, and Moneybagg Yo. [6]

Personal life

EST Gee's mother died in March 2020 due to leukemia and his brother died a week later in a shooting in Louisville. [17]

EST Gee was shot five times in September 2019 following a music video shoot, getting hit in the stomach four times and once on his left eye. [18] His brother was hit in the leg. They were transported to a hospital and Gee was discharged after two weeks. Following surgery, Gee has retained most vision in his eye. [17]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[19]
I Never Felt Nun 8

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Gangsta Art
(with CMG the Label)
  • Released: July 15, 2022 [20]
  • Label: CMG, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
11
[21]

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleMixtape detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[22] 		US
R&B
/HH
[23]
El Toro——
Die Bloody
  • Released: August 10, 2019 [25]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
——
Ion Feel Nun
  • Released: March 6, 2020 [26]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
——
I Still Don't Feel Nun
  • Released: December 18, 2020 [27]
  • Label: Interscope, Warlike
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
——
Bigger Than Life or Death
  • Released: July 21, 2021 [28]
  • Label: CMG, Interscope, Warlike
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
75
Bigger Than Life or Death, Pt. 2
  • Released: December 3, 2021 [30] [6]
  • Label: CMG, Interscope, Warlike
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
65
[31] 		—
Last Ones Left [32]
(with 42 Dugg)
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: CMG, Warlike, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
7
[33] 		3
Mad
  • Released: March 17, 2023 [34]
  • Label: CMG, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
259
El Toro 2
  • Released: August 18, 2023
  • Label: CMG, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
57—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[35] 		US
R&B/HH
[36]
"Special (Remix)"
(featuring Moneybagg Yo)		2020——I Still Dont Feel Nun
"Lick Back" [37] 20218932Bigger Than Life or Death
"Lamborghini Geeski" [6] ——Bigger Than Life or Death, Pt. 2
"Free the Shiners" [32]
(with 42 Dugg)		2022——Last Ones Left
"Everybody Shooters Too" [32]
(with 42 Dugg)		— [upper-alpha 1] 47
"Thump Shit" [39]
(with 42 Dugg)		7926
"Shoot It Myself"
(featuring Future)		— [upper-alpha 2] 40I Never Felt Nun
"Backstage Passes"
(featuring Jack Harlow)		9828
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[41] 		US
R&B/HH
[42] 		CAN
[43]
"Real as It Gets"
(Lil Baby featuring EST Gee)		2021341752
  • RIAA: Platinum [44]
Non-album single
"At Will" [45]
(G-Eazy featuring EST Gee)		——— These Things Happen Too (Deluxe)
"Lurkin" [46]
(Mozzy featuring EST Gee)		2022——— Survivor’s Guilt
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with year released, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[35] 		US
R&B/HH
[42] 		CAN
[47] 		NZ
Hot
[48]
"5500 Degrees"
(featuring Lil Baby, 42 Dugg and Rylo Rodriguez)		20219234——
  • RIAA: Platinum [29]
Bigger Than Life or Death
"Switches & Dracs"
(Moneybagg Yo featuring Lil Durk and EST Gee)		6925—— A Gangsta's Pain
"Ice Talk"
(with 42 Dugg)		2022— [upper-alpha 3] ———Last Ones Left
"Chickens"
(Future featuring EST Gee)		261562— I Never Liked You
"Back and Forth"
(with Lil Baby)		6830—— It's Only Me
"Ball Like Me Too"2023—49——Mad

Notes

  1. ↑ "Everybody Shooters Too" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [38]
  2. ↑ "Shoot It Myself" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [40]
  3. ↑ "Ice Talk" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [38]

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