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The newest face of Gain Greene Records, Harlem rapper Al Pac represents his native block of 140th and Lennox to the fullest. Just one street away from the corner that legendary rapper Big L dubbed the Danger Zone, 140th is now best known as the place that raised Gain Greene founder Max B. A descendant of Harlem’s distinguished rap lineage, Al Pac pays homage to Uptown’s finest while bringing his own voice to the game.

Born R. Allen Griffin on June 8th, 1982, a young Al Pac was no stranger to the street life. His father, who sold dope downtown with the country boys in the 70’s and 80’s, was murdered right on 139th and Lennox when Pac was only four years old. On the autobiographical song “My Life,” Al Pac chronicles how the tragedy marked him. Getting into trouble for starting fights at school, it wasn’t long before he butted heads with the authorities. At the age of thirteen, Allen was charged with assault and robbery and put on probation. In the midst of the crack era, the teenager started slinging a multitude of drugs on the strip and was sent upstate to Riker’s Island in 2000. Like his childhood friend Max B, who used to beat him up as a kid, Al Pac began rhyming behind the G wall.

Citing Eazy E, Tupac and Big L as influences, Al Pac’s music is filled with references to his deceased rap predecessors. In particular, Pac reps Big L, whom he credits for helping raise him. “Big L died so I got to hold the hood down for him, he watching for me.” Continuing to develop his craft during a five-year bid in Greene Correctional Facility, Al Pac became a certified lyrical problem. Taking note of his young friend’s undeniable talent, Max Biggavel assured Al Pac that he would help put him on once they both touched down. Back in the streets as of 2006, it wasn’t long before the young gunner became Gain Greene’s official new recruit. Fiercely loyal to Max B, Al Pac demonstrates his readiness for battle on, “She Touched It In Miami,” a scathing Jim Jones diss track. As Pac states, “I’ma ride out with Biggavel to the death, fuck everybody. Whoever he tell me to get, I’ma get. Its rider season.”

With Max B’s stardom on the rise, Al Pac can be found at his mentor’s side bringing the wave to the masses. Preparing to release his first solo mixtape, Menace from Lennox, the rapper also known as Al Gotti intends to reveal a variety of flows to the game: “I got so many different styles, I’m just showing people the hard part first. Then I’ma switch up on ‘em.” Already boasting a number of hits including the Dame Grease-produced “Chase You Home,” the 25-year-old rapper holds his own while trading verses with one of the greats.

Confident about his label’s future, Al Pac envisions Gain Greene Records turning into a movement greater than Roc-A-Fella was in the 90’s. “We gonna take Gain Greene to the top. Everybody talking about a how New York need a new face. I’m here- me and Max, we here. We gonna bring New York back.”
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