King Gug
King Gug | |
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| Birth name | Shawn Gugin |
| Also known as | King Gug |
| Born | Toledo, Ohio |
| Origin | Toledo, Ohio |
| Genres | Soundcloud rap · emo rap · hip hop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019-present |
| Labels | SMR · Toledo |
Shawn Gugin known professionally as King Gug is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
Gugin began his career as an independent artist in 2020 and signed with SMR Records in 2022. He released the singles "Gotta Tell You", "A Sad Valentine's Day" and "Rye" in December 2020, since then all of them have been removed from YouTube and SoundCloud. He gained recognition for his 2022 debut album Love & Depression.[1][2]
Career
2020-2022: Beginnings, record deal and debut singles
Gugin independently released his debut singles "Gotta Tell You", "A Sad Valentine's Day" and "Rye" in December 2020, and the single "Goodbye & Good Riddance" on December 30, 2021. Gugin was signed to SMR Records in March 2022 after getting discovered by Hakoty Remki and Ariana Raykotto.
2022-present: Love & Depression, label controversy and NOTHINGS CHANGED
Gugin released his 8-track debut studio album Love & Depression on March 10, 2022, via SMR Records. This album spawned the singles "Love is Difficult", "I Fall Apart", and "Goodbye & Good Riddance (Remix)". On July 20, 2022, Gugin, along with Hakoty Remki and Ariana Raykotto left SMR Records claiming they verbally abused them and said their demos were garbage and "children's music". On October 20, 2022, Gugin released his EP NOTHINGS CHANGED[3][4] via his independent label Toledo Records, this EP spawned the singles "STABBED!", "1 Call Away" and "Goodbyes". On January 1, 2023, Gugin released the single "The Therapy Session" via Toledo Records. On January 2, 2023, Gugin released the compilation album Demon High.[5][6] King Gug is currently working on his second studio album Fallen Into The Darkness. King Gug and Ariana Raykotto are currently working on a collaborative album titled Unfinished Business, the album is named after their scrapped collaborative album Reality[7] which was later released in October 2022 without King Gug. Unfinished Business is scheduled for release in mid-2023. On January 4, 2023, Gugin obtained the rights to his masters released via SMR Records, all of his songs released by SMR Records are now owned by his label Toledo Records.
Toledo Records
| Toledo Records | |
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| Founded | July 2022 |
| Founder | King Gug |
| Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Country of origin | US |
| Location | Toledo, Ohio |
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Toledo Records[8][9] is an American record label founded by King Gug in July 2022. Toledo Records was formerly distributed by SMR Records & Agent Records, Toledo is currently self distributed. Toledo Records was named after the founder’s childhood city & headquarters location Toledo, Ohio. Toledo was founded after King Gug left SMR Records.
Artists
- King Gug (December 30, 2020 to present)
- Ariana Raykotto (July 26, 2022 to present)
- Hakoty Remki (October 12, 2022 to present)
In-house producers
- King Gug
- Ariana Raykotto
Distributors
- SMR Records (March 2022 to July 2022)
- Agent Records (July 2022 to September 2022)
- Independent (Since September 2022)
Releases
- King Gug - NOTHINGS CHANGED (EP)
- King Gug - Demon High (Compilation)
- Ariana Raykotto - Love Box (Album)
- King Gug - Fallen Into The Darkness (Album)
- King Gug & Ariana Raykotto - Unfinished Business (Album)
Discography
Albums
- Love & Depression (2022, SMR Records)
- Fallen Into The Darkness (2023, Toledo Records)
- Unfinished Business (2023, Toledo Records)
EPs
- NOTHINGS CHANGED (2022, Toledo Records)
Compilations
- Demon High (2023, Toledo Records)
Singles
- Gotta Tell You / A Sad Valentine's Day / Rye (2020, Toledo Records)
- Goodbye & Good Riddance (2021, Toledo Records)
- Goodbye & Good Riddance: The Remix (2022, SMR Records)
- The Therapy Session (2023, Toledo Records)
Feuds
First feud with Ariana Raykotto
On June 2, 2022 Ariana Raykotto posted a tweet "warning"[10] labeling King Gug, in which he responded saying "Oooo someone is mad", causing Raykotto to respond with "No, just warning record labels about TGl0ZXJhbCBzaGl0IGh1bWFu"[11]. "TGl0ZXJhbCBzaGl0IGh1bWFu" is "Literal shit human" in Base64. King Gug did not know what this binary sentence meant so he confusingly said "About what", causing Raykotto to say "About TGl0ZXJhbCBzaGl0IGh1bWFu so just decode it if you dont speak it."[12]. King Gug thought it was a glitched photo and said "There's no photo dawg", Raykotto simply responded with "Photo?".
Second feud with Ariana Raykotto
On June 2, 2022, the same day they feuded over King Gug wanting to leave SMR Records. King Gug stopped talking to Ariana Raykotto because Raykotto freaked out at a mutual friend of theirs which caused the mutual friend to think about suicide and stop talking to people. Hakoty Remki & the mutual friend also stopped talking to Raykotto for a while. On June 2, 2022 Raykotto put a public apology onto YouTube & Twitter[13], on June 11, 2022 Hakoty Remki & King Gug started talking to Raykotto again. The mutual friend still doesn't talk to Raykotto.
References
- ↑ King Gug - Love and Depression, retrieved 2023-01-04
- ↑ "Release "Love and Depression" by King Gug - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ King Gug - Nothing's Changed, retrieved 2023-01-04
- ↑ "Release "NOTHINGS CHANGED" by King Gug - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Release "Demon High" by King Gug - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ King Gug - Demon High, retrieved 2023-01-04
- ↑ "Release "REALITY" by Ariana Raykotto - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Toledo Records (3)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Toledo Records - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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