He was formerly known as Lil Gangster. He rose to prominence with songs like “Hopeless Boy”, “Grow Up”, “Welcome to L.A.”, “AK47” and “All In It”. His full-length projects include AK47Boyz (2014), 90’s Kid (2015) and Paint the City Blue (2018). Lil G was born Alex Gonzalez on July 30, 1986, in South Los Angeles. He has two older brothers. He was raised in the city of Inglewood by a single mother. He also spent some years living in Compton. Alex often time raps about not having a father figure around. Prior to fame, he was caught up in street life, drugs and gangs. He dropped out of school and also became a father at a young age.