G Money is a disc jockey

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

 and radio presenter for the TXU News programme on BBC 1Xtra digital radio

Digital radio

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, co-presenting the lunchtime news show between 2 and 4pm on weekdays.

G Money established Bassline FM in 1993 because he could not get a spot on the established pirates of the day. Bassline was highly influential in the pirate radio

Pirate radio

Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...

 scene in London, because the people behind the station were in their teens. His show The Bassment was a key fixture on the station. Bassline went on to become one of the major players on the pirate scene in the UK.

Originally a "Bashment" DJ, G now specializes in playing hip-hop and RnB

RNB

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. He has DJed at parties for Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...

, Wyclef

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

, Ja Rule

Ja Rule

Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...

 and many others, and at clubs around the world.

As well as DJing and presenting the TXU News programme on BBC 1Xtra, G Money also works for voluntary youth programmes in South London such as The Connexions Initiatives, where artists such as Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

, Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland

Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...

, Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...

 and Tyrese

Tyrese

Tyrese Darnell Gibson , also known simply as Tyrese, is an American R&B singer, rapper, actor, author, former fashion model and MTV VJ. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several Hollywood releases.-Early life:Gibson was born in Los Angeles, California,...

 visit schools and encourage pupils to stay focused to achieve their goals.

G Money is also the nickname for Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 Catcher Gerald Laird

Gerald Laird

Gerald Lee Laird III is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers. He graduated La Quinta High School in 1998, and played college baseball at Cypress College...

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G Money currently DJs for a Kenyan radio station called Homeboyz Radio(91.5 fm). He has been the host of the morning breakfast show where he plays Hip hop R&B and Reggae/ragga. In addition, he's the main attraction on Thursday nights at Club Rezorus (Nairobi, Kenya) for the theme night dubbed Uptown Thursdays. He plays the best mix of reggae and dancehall all night and works alongside DJ Wesley and DJ Nruff.