{"id":208460,"date":"2025-03-29T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=208460"},"modified":"2025-03-29T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T15:17:52","slug":"jemini-the-gifted-one-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jemini-the-gifted-one-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Jemini the Gifted One has Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York emcee, <strong>Jemini the Gifted One<\/strong>, has unfortunately passed away. Hailing from Brooklyn, Jemini released his debut project, &#8220;Scars And Pain,&#8221; in 1995. It was produced by the likes of <strong>Organized Noise<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Buckwild <\/strong>of<strong> D.I.T.C.<\/strong>, as well as Jemini himself. It brought us\u00a0 songs like &#8220;Funk Soul Sensation,&#8221; and &#8220;Brooklyn Kids.&#8221; The EP was originally distributed exclusively as a promotional vinyl release, through Mercury Records. Blackout&#8217;s <strong>Phat Phillie<\/strong> has organized a re-release of &#8220;Scars And Pain&#8221; in 2023, on the HHV Records subsidiary, 90&#8217;s Tapes. The classic EP was published on limited edition vinyl, CD, and cassette, as well as digitally.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2003, Jemini made waves with &#8220;Ghetto Pop Life,&#8221; his collaborative album with the renowned producer, <strong>Danger Mouse<\/strong>. The full-length project features appearances by <strong>Tha Liks<\/strong>, <strong>Pharcyde<\/strong>,\u00a0 <strong>J-Zone<\/strong>, and <strong>Prince Po<\/strong>. The sequel to &#8220;Ghetto Pop Life,&#8221; titled &#8220;Born Again,&#8221; was released on August 25th, 2023, a few days before the 20th anniversary of the original release. During the mid 2010&#8217;s, Jemini changed his name to <strong>Big Town IHP<\/strong>, and has continued to be active under that moniker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackout Hip-Hop offers condolences to Jemini&#8217;s friends and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May he rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L8fXix0UqTM?si=15pUXi4qWEcQ39QB\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"208452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jemini-the-gifted-one-album-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jemini The Gifted One Album Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-208452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jemini-The-Gifted-One-Album-Cover.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York emcee, Jemini the Gifted One, has unfortunately passed away. 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