By HQ
Photos by Andy Miraka
Fresh off his genre-defying 2024 album Brooklyn Cowboy, Gashi returns with something rawer, darker, and more New York than ever. Shedding the cowboy persona and label constraints, he dives headfirst into the Gotham waters with The Killah Whales of Gotham — an independent release steeped in boom-bap roots, soulful introspection, and razor-sharp ambition. From working with G-Eazy and Sting to channeling his Albanian upbringing in Brooklyn, Gashi opens up about identity, vulnerability, freedom, and what’s next in a career that refuses to follow the rules.