# Gawvi

Gabriel Alberto Azucena (born September 23, 1988), who goes by the stage name GAWVI (formerly G-Styles), is an American Christian hip hop artist and music producer, formerly for Reach Records. Born in the Bronx, New York, he has released three extended plays, five albums, and twenty-three singles including his songs; "In the Water" and "Late Nights."
His career commenced in 2008, doing production work for Lecrae and Trip Lee, who continue to be his most consistent collaborators. In early 2016, he was officially signed to Reach Records. In early 2022, Reach ended their professional relationship with Gawvi after a sexual misconduct scandal.

## Personal life

Gawvi was born Gabriel Alberto Azucena, in The Bronx, New York, to a father from El Salvador and a mother from the Dominican Republic. He was raised in Miami, Florida.
He was married to Brianna Azucena. In January 2022 Gawvi announced that he had separated with her in 2020. Shortly after this announcement, the visual and musical artist Cataphant claimed on Twitter that he had allegedly sent unsolicited pictures of his genitalia to multiple women. Reach Records subsequently ended their professional relationship with him.

## Music career
### Career beginnings, record producing, and Reach Records (2008–2015)

He started his music production career in 2008, most notably working with Lecrae and Trip Lee. His career led to him acquiring a recording contract with Reach Records as both an artist and in-house record producer. He won a GMA Dove Award at the 46th GMA Dove Awards in the category of Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year, for his production work on Anomaly by Lecrae.

### Lost in Hue, Holding Hue, We Belong, and 954 (2016–2017)

On July 29, 2016, Gawvi released his debut extended play Lost in Hue. Jesus Freak Hideout rated the E.P. (extended play) three out of five stars, claiming it to be a unique move made by Reach. Lost in Hue flew off the shelves, sitting at No. 1 on the iTunes top-selling dance albums chart. On September 9, 2016, Gawvi released his second extend play, Holding Hue, and was given a five-star rating by JFH's Liam Jackson, who said that "Free" featuring T-Jay was the only song that was "not that good.” On March 31, 2017, he released his debut studio album We Belong, to acclaim in the CCM (contemporary Christian music) community and debuting at No. 19 in iTunes. Gawvi received his second Dove Award in 2017 for his production on Trip Lee's album The Waiting Room.

### PANORAMA, Heathen, and Noche Juvenil (2018–Early 2022)

Gawvi released his second album Panorama on October 17, 2018, featuring the song "Fight for Me" (with Lecrae), which won Rap/Hip Hop song of the year at the 50th GMA Dove Awards. On April 10, 2020, Gawvi released his third album, Heathen, which was nominated for Rap/Hip Hop album of the year at the 51st GMA Dove Awards. On March 26, 2021, Gawvi released his fourth full album, Noche Juvenil, which featured all songs recorded in Spanish, featuring Spanish-speaking artists from the Christian hip hop scene. On January 30, 2022, Reach Records ended their professional relationship with Gawvi.

### ATMOSTFEAR (Late 2022-Present)

On October 9, 2022, Gawvi announced his next album Atmostfear. The album is currently scheduled for a 2023 release with the only known track being "Doors Down" with 1K Phew.
Gawvi released his fifth album "ATMOSTFEAR" on July 2, 2024 under the Alienz Alive label founded by Rodney "Darkchild" Jenkins. The album featured many styles ranging from hip-hop, dance, to reggaeton.

## Discography
### Albums

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Chr. | US D/E. | US Gos. | US Ind. |
| Dope Beats, Good News, Vol. 2 | Collaboration with Rhema Soul Released: October 8, 2013 Label: Good City Music Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | 31 | — |
| We Belong | Debut album Released: March 31, 2017 Label: Reach Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 7 | 7 | — | 17 |
| Panorama | Second album Released: October 19, 2018 Label: Reach Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 16 | — | — | 44 |
| Heathen | Third album Released: April 10, 2020 Label: Reach Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — |
| Noche Juvenil | Fourth album Released: March 26, 2021 Label: Reach Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — |
| ATMOSTFEAR | Fifth album Released: July 02, 2024 Label: Alienz Alive Format: Streaming | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||
| Note: Beginning in 2015, Billboard rendered most hip hop/rap albums ineligible for the Gospel charts. ||||||

### Extended plays

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Chr. | US D/E. | US Ind. |
| Lost In Hue | Debut EP Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Reach Records Format: Digital download, streaming | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| Holding Hue | Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Reach Format: Digital download, streaming | 11 | 4 | 42 |
| 954 | Released: December 15, 2017 Label: Reach Format: Digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Singles
#### As a lead artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US Christ. | Christ. Airplay | Album |
| 2016 | "In the Water" | 48 | 30 | Lost in Hue |
| 2017 | "Closer" (featuring RobbieLee & Julissa Leilani) | 37 | 28 | We Belong |
| 2017 | "God Speed" (featuring Andy Mineo & KB) | 43 | — | We Belong |
| 2017 | "Rock N Roll" (featuring ELHAE) | 34 | — | We Belong |
| 2017 | "Like We Belong" | — | 34 | We Belong |
| 2017 | "Diamonds" (featuring Jannine Weigel) | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "High Note" | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Moments" | — | — | 954 |
| 2017 | "Thrills" | — | — | 954 |
| 2017 | "Bros" (featuring Madiel Lara) | — | — | 954 |
| 2017 | "Hit the Lotto" (featuring 1K Phew) | — | — | 954 |
| 2018 | "Slingshot" | — | — | Panorama |
| 2018 | "Fight For Me" (featuring Lecrae) | 25 | 35 | Panorama |
| 2018 | "Fashion Joe" (featuring KB) | — | — | Panorama |
| 2018 | "Get Em" (featuring Aklesso, Rhomar Jessy & TROSSTHEGIANT) | — | — | Panorama |
| 2018 | "With You" | — | 50 | Panorama |
| 2019 | "Hope You Say" | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Not Too Far" | — | — | Heathen |
| 2020 | "Climate Change" (featuring Aklesso and Wordsplayed) | — | — | Heathen |
| 2021 | "Qué Pasó" | — | — | Noche Juvenil |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

#### As a featured artist

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2013 | "P.Y.I.T.F." (Rhema Soul featuring Gawvi, Spzrkt, Rey King & Social Club) | Dope Beats, Good News, Vol. 2 |
| 2015 | "Boogie Tonight" (Eximio featuring Gawvi & Ruslan) | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Glory" (WHATUPRG featuring Gawvi) | Summer Nineteen |
| 2021 | "Zone" (Blanca featuring Gawvi) | Renovada (EP) |

### Other appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2012 | "Glow in the Dark" (Social Club featuring Gawvi) | Misfits (EP) |
| 2014 | "Social Club Is Not Dead" (Social Club featuring Gawvi) | Misfits 2 |
| 2016 | "Against All Adz" (Wordsplayed featuring Gawvi) | Clowntown |
| 2018 | "Angels" (116 featuring Gawvi) | The Gift: A Christmas Compilation |

## Awards
### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | "Fight For Me | Rap/Hip Hop Recorded of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | PANORAMA | Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year | Nominated |