{{short description|American hip-hop group}} {{for|the Samsung smartphone|Samsung Galaxy S9}} {{distinguish|text=GSG 9, the German police tactical unit}} {{Multiple issues|{{more citations needed|date=December 2019}} {{notability|1=Music|date=December 2019}}}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = GS9 | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = New York City, U.S. | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 2012–present | label = | associated_acts = | current_members = * Bobby Shmurda * Rowdy Rebel * Fetty Luciano * Corey Finesse * OnPointLikeOP * Abillyon * Wayveeporter * Lil Skrap1090 | past_members = | website = }}
'''GS9''' is an American hip hop collective and a street gang based in New York City, United States. Its current members include Bobby Shmurda, Rowdy Rebel, Fetty Luciano, Corey Finesse, Abillyon, Wayveeporter, and Lil Skrap1090.
==Background==
Rowdy Rebel grew up in a neighbourhood known as "the 90s" in Brooklyn's East Flatbush area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel Perform Hot N*gga* At KOD w/ Meek Mill|url=http://thesource.com/2014/07/05/bobby-shrumda-rowdy-rebel-performs-hot-ngga-at-kod-w-meek-mill/|access-date=8 October 2014|publisher=The Source|date=5 July 2014}}</ref> People in his neighborhood referred to him as "rowdy" as a child, which is the genesis for his stage name. Many members of GS9 (including Shmurda) originated in the same East Flatbush locale. He is of Jamaican and Bajan descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premiere: Brooklyn’s Last Badmon Bobby Shmurda Talks "Hot Nigga" Reggae Remix |url=https://www.thefader.com/2014/08/28/premiere-brooklyns-last-badmon-bobby-shmurda-talks-hot-nigga-reggae-remix |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref>
Much of Rowdy Rebel's music contains references to the block where he grew up. Rowdy has noted that he and other GS9 members talk about friends from the neighborhood "to keep their names alive."<ref name="Kollege">{{cite news | title =Brooklyn Rappers Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel Explain Why Their Block Is Important To Them: 'It's More Than Friends With Us'| publisher = Kollege Kidd| date =19 July 2014 | url =http://kollegekidd.com/news/brooklyn-rappers-bobby-shmurda-and-rowdy-rebel-explain-why-their-block-is-important-to-them-its-more-than-friends-with-us | access-date = 7 October 2014}}</ref> Despite the fact that only he and Bobby Shmurda have been signed to Epic Records, one of their primary goals is to help other GS9 members such as Abillyon and Corey Finesse get record contracts too.
Bobby Shmurda had run-ins with the law while living in Brooklyn, including fifteen months spent in detention for probation violation and being arrested on gun charges that were later dropped.<ref name="jamaica observer1">{{cite web|title=Bobby Shmurda's One Hot Nigga|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Bobby-Shmurda-s-One-Hot-Nigga_17316172|website=Jamaica Observer|access-date=August 9, 2014|date=August 8, 2014}}</ref> According to his 2014 indictment, Shmurda was the ringleader of a criminal enterprise called "GS9" that regularly entered into disputes with criminal gangs, was responsible for murders and non-fatal shootings, and engaged in drug trafficking<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/snp/downloads/pdf/gs-9-pr.pdf|title=15 members of GS 9 gang indicted and arrested: 21 firearms seized|date=December 18, 2014|website=nyc.gov}}</ref> along Kings Highway to East Flatbush.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=August 18, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/16/bobby-shmurda-brooklyn-rapper-jail-conspiracy-gun-epic-records | title=Why is Bobby Shmurda still in jail? | work=The Guardian | date=December 16, 2015 | last=Pearce | first=Sheldon}}</ref> All members appeared in Shmurda's video for "Hot Nigga"<ref name="Vice">{{cite news|last1=Hill|first1=John|title=BOBBY SHMURDA FACES MORE JAIL TIME AFTER SMUGGLING A KNIFE INTO JAIL – NOISEY|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bobby-shmurda-knife-smuggle-charges-1/|access-date=June 23, 2015|publisher=Vice}}</ref><ref name="HIP">{{cite news | last =Thomas | first =Chris | title =Bobby Shmurda ft. Fabolous, Jadakiss, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Rowdy Rebel & Yo Gotti – "Hot Ni**a (Remix)" [LISTEN]| publisher = Hip Hop Wired| date =5 September 2014 | url =http://hiphopwired.com/2014/09/05/bobby-shmurda-ft-fabolous-jadakiss-chris-brown-busta-rhymes-rowdy-rebel-yo-gotti-hot-nia-remix-listen/ | access-date = 7 October 2014}}</ref>
On June 3, 2014, Shmurda was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon. Police claim they saw him flashing the firearm in an apartment and when they went to investigate, he tried to hide it in a couch. He was set free on $10,000 bail.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/rapper-bobby-shmurda-facing-gun-charge_4346237 | title=Bobby Shmurda – Rapper Bobby Shmurda Facing Gun Charge | date=August 29, 2014 | access-date=August 29, 2014 | website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref> On December 17, 2014, police arrested Shmurda, charging him with conspiracy to commit murder, reckless endangerment, and drug and gun possession; charges against the others included murder, attempted murder, assault, and drug dealing.<ref name=WaPo>{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Gail|title=How rapper Bobby Shmurda, charged in murder, drug trafficking sting, became an alleged gangster|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/hip-hops-bobby-shmurda-charged-in-murder-drug-trafficking-sting/|access-date=December 19, 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> Shmurda pleaded not guilty and was held on $2 million bail.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bobby-shmurda-jail-rikers-interview|title=Bobby Shmurda Speaks From Jail: 'People Are Trying to Take My Life Away for Being Blessed' (Exclusive)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 22, 2016|date=February 8, 2015}}</ref>
==Record label== GS9 also release music under '''GS9 Records'''. The label is independent and was founded in 2012, however when Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel signed with Epic Records in 2014. Epic went on to distribute for GS9 up until the beginning of 2022 when GS9 ended their distribution partnership with Epic, in favor of self-distributing without the help of Epic or any other record label. GS9’s first release after leaving Epic was Shmurda’s single “They Don’t Know”. The one exclusion is Rebel, as he now has a full deal with Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment. However, Shmurda parted ways with Epic in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ju |first=Shirley |date=2022-03-27 |title=Rapper Bobby Shmurda Released From Epic Records Deal After Pleading ‘Let Me Go’ |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/bobby-shmurda-released-from-epic-records-deal-1235215848/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Shmurda’s last official release under Epic was his song “Shmoney” featuring Quavo and Rebel.
==Discography== === Mixtapes === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of mixtapes, with year released ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Mixtape details |- !scope="row"|''Shmoney Shmurda''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/GS9-Shmoney-Shmurda-ShMixtape.629528.html|title=GS9 – Shmoney Shmurda (Shmixtape)|work=DatPiff|access-date=January 30, 2016|archive-date=January 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114044044/http://www.datpiff.com/GS9-Shmoney-Shmurda-ShMixtape.629528.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | * Released: July 8, 2014 *{{nowrap|Label: GS9}} * Format: Digital download |- !scope="row"|''Shmurdaville'' | * Released: October 14, 2014 *{{nowrap|Label: GS9}} * Format: Digital download |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
===Further reading=== *[https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/841054-bobby-shmurda-rowdy-rebel-beef-brooklyn-gs9-hip-hop-news Brooklyn OGs Claim Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel Fell Out] *[https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/fetty-luciano-gs9-bobby-shmurda-interview-8487737/ Fetty Luciano Is Keeping GS9’s Name Alive] *[https://www.thefader.com/2014/07/03/gs9s-emshmoney-shmurda-shmixtapeem-debut-heats-up-new-york GS9’s Shmoney Shmurda Shmixtape Debut Heats Up New York] *https://www.npr.org/transcripts/930906348 *[https://www.complex.com/music/a/dharmic-x/gs9-entertainment-bobby-shmurda-shmoney-shmurda-mixtape Stream GS9 Entertainment's "Shmoney Shmurda" Mixtape]
Category:Hip-hop collectives Category:Hip-hop groups from New York City Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:2012 establishments in New York City