Jimmy Rodgers:
CLASS OF 1995
Long Beach Polytechnic High SchoolClass of 1995
Long beach, CA
Jimmy's Story
Jimmy is married with Nicole Gadlin. His schools include Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
Jimmy's favorite athletes include Jason High, Kobe Bryant. Music he likes includes Blake Young, LO DIGGS, Lil G aka Lil Gangster (Double 9 Records). Movies he likes include The Game Don't Change. TV shows he likes include The Walking Dead.
More about Jimmy:"Jim Gittum is one of only a handful of people who can attest to the inner-workings of 90âs rap-powerhouse Death Row Records. As a staff producer for Suge Knightâs enterprise, the young Long Beach native contributed his talent to the careers of legendary West Coast names, including Tupac Shakur. Like most things built around hype, Death Row eventually suffered its tumble from the top, scattering its remaining talent into obscurity save the superstars like Snoop Dogg.
That could have been the end of Jim Gittumâs story: once a member of a notorious music family, now with nowhere to call home. He needed guidance. He needed prayer. He needed an answer. With a formidable resume in hand including his work with such West Coast mainstays as The Game, Keyshia Cole, KC Hailey, and Daz & Kurrupt, Jim Gittum parlayed his experience with Death Row into a puzzle piece within his larger destiny. He successfully composed music for major commercial entities, including works for Queen Latifah, comedian Eddie Griffin, and the Billy Blanks Tae-Bo DVD series. He further sharpened his skills by working on projects alongside of r&b artists including Tyrese Gibson, and R.L. & T-Low of Next, and with hip-hop producers Treach & Kay-Gee of Naughty By Nature fame. To this day, Gittum continues to contribute to the hip-hop project of his God...Expand for more
-brother, Long Beachâs Crooked I.
Jim Gittum has also recently signed Blanket contracts with Telepictures and MTV causing His instrumentals to be heard on popular TV shows such as; Tyra Banksâs Americas Top Model, TMZ, Ellen, and Tyra Banks Show to name a few.
Always having been a humble servant of God, Jim Gittum continued to serve Him as a musician on the Los Angeles area church circuit. Though never having had any technical training, Jimâs talent on the piano has allowed him to successfully diversify his familiarity with his craft. âIâm not just a beat programmer,â he explains. âI can just as well sit down at the piano to compose my music, which I know is God-given.â
Collectively, Jim Gittumâs experience with the business of music could already be deemed successful. However, 2007 began a brand new chapter in this musicianâs story. Though always happy to write and produce for other artists, Jimâs quiet desire had always been to become a vehicle of his own message. He formed his company, Hell No, Inc., as an answer to the forces of nature that encourage failure, and produced an entire debut album entitled âThe Vision,â before approaching record executives with his fresh approach to faith-based music. âIâm careful not to label it,â he says. âIâm Christian, and this is music by a Christian, but I canât measure it against anything thatâs been commercially successful before.â A risk? Absolutely. But Jim Gittum promises that he will measure his own success by the number of souls reached, rather than by record sales. His signature brand of hip hop is sincerely honest and thought provoking. His candid voice is coupled".
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