Rapper GT Garza was born Genaro Garza in San Diego in 1985. At age five, he and his family relocated to Houston, Texas and a young Garza was raised in a city with a thriving underground rap scene. By age 14 he was making his own songs and by the end of high school, he was well-known in local battle rap competitions, sometimes traveling outside of Texas to compete. In 2002 he was signed to Universal affiliate label G Style Entertainment and appeared on remixed versions of Ashanti's "Still on It" and Chris Brown's "Run It." After his tenure with G Style Entertainment, the young ...