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Born Jason Gannon in 1982, Top Gun grew up in the Suburbs 10 minutes outside of New England's third largest city, Worcester MA, in Charlton. He was introduced to hip-hop at a young age by going to house parties and joining freestyle battles. He started his career by jumping into battle circuits around Boston, and Worcester and became an instant fan favorite with his witty punchlines and sarcastic flow. It didn't take long before he hit the studio in 1999 to record his first mix tape. Off the underground success of that, Top Gun recorded 3 mix tapes and 1 EP in the next 5 years selling 7000 to 10000 units.
Top Gun was signed out of high school to an independent label that was a subsidiary of Virgin Records. After his contract was up he decided it would be better to try following his dream on his own terms; "to be the puppet master is always better than being the puppet." In the midst of recording mix tapes with his crew (AFAM) he became a heavy hitter on college radio stations and was offered several deals from local labels. Hesitant to make the same mistake twice, Top Gun carefully chose to sign with A-Records. This turned out to be the turning point in Top Gun's career. This opened the door for him to do shows with 50 Cent, Jin, Tony Touch, Krumbsnatcha, Cassidy, Camron, Nore, etc.
After 8 years of grinding Top Gun has finally carved his own notch in more than just the underground hip-hop scene. With a high energy show, a diversified flow that showcases his sarcastic, charasmatic persona, Top Gun gets your attention whether you want him to or not.
