Continuing a dominant year, buzzing Florida rap phenomenon GMK unleashes his debut mixtape entitled Born To Be Free today. Listen to Born To Be Free above.
The 15-track collection boasts banger after banger, highlighting GMK’s distinct Southern rap styles over a flurry of invigorating beats steeped in trap intensity and hip-hop melody. Among many highlights, he recruits fellow Florida rapper Yungeen Ace for the infectious “Hood Vet” and Toosi for “If I Called.” On “Dark Days,” he links up with none other than the iconic force of nature, Future, for an emotionally charged anthem with no shortage of swagger or truth.
Check out the full tracklisting for Born To Be Free below.
Born To Be Free also features “Get Back [Feat. Lil Kooley],” which was unveiled as a single and music video just two weeks prior. The video has already brought in over 140k views, and the track has garnered 40k streams on Spotify alone. It also received looks from Florida Up Next and 4thQuarterTV.
GMK and Lil Kooley debuted the track for their From The Block performance, which was released on YouTube on October 25th.
“Get Back” comes on the heels of GMK’s electrifying collaborative single “Free Ksoo,” featuring fellow Florida natives Backstreet TK and JayDaYoungan. Having only dropped two weeks ago, the video for “Free Ksoo” has already received 660k views, and the song is about to crack 100k Spotify streams. The track has additionally been praised by High On Charts and Florida Rap News.
Ominous piano and the ethereal chanting of a children’s choir set the stage for GMK, JayDaYoungan, and Backstreet TK to go hard on a series of verses about longtime friend and collaborator Florida rapper Ksoo. Ksoo is currently incarcerated and awaiting trial on two separate charges of first-degree murder. His lyrics and social media presence are being unjustly used against him in both cases. Family and friends of the recently deceased, featured artist JayDaYoungan, appear in the Free Ksoo music video.
“Free Ksoo” arrived on the heels of GMK’s heartfelt anthem, “Letter To Yasir,” which he dedicated to his son, Yasir. It has generated hundreds of thousands of streams and YouTube views already. HipHopDx praised how he “savors the birth of his son and bestows his own life lessons upon the newborn in his touching new single.”
Most importantly, it sets the stage for more music to come very soon from GMK.
Born To Be Free Tracklisting:
Intro
Out For the Season
Dark Days feat. Future
I Do It Better
New Age Gangstas feat. Jdot Breezy
Bang Dat Heat
If I Called feat. Toosi
Prayer For The Slums
Hood Vet feat. Yungeen Ace
Get Back feat. Lil Kooley
Born To Be Free
Make It Out feat. FCG Heem
Free Ksoo feat. JayDaYoungan & Backstreet TK
23 Hours
Letter To Yasir
ABOUT GMK:
Hailing from Jacksonville, FL, GMK wholeheartedly embraced music during a stint in a juvenile detention center. Following the 2017 banger “The Truth,” he ignited a flurry of bangers independently. In 2020, “Pray for War” generated 1.4 million Spotify streams. This year, “New 50’s” reeled in 1.2 million Spotify streams. With hundreds of thousands of followers and acclaim from the likes of Elevator Mag, he’s primed for a major moment. GMK has received co-signs from outlets including Trash Mag, From The Block, Off the Porch, Saycheese, and artists like Kevin Gates, Kodak Black, DJ Smallz Eyes, and Brent Faiyaz.
