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Thomas Smith, better known by his stage name Jemini the Gifted One, is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He has most notably worked with Danger Mouse on the 2003 album ''Ghetto Pop Life'', which features rappers such as The Pharcyde, Tha Alkaholiks, J-Zone, and Prince Po from Organized Konfusion. ==Career== Jemini released a 7 track promo-only EP only Mercury/Polygram in 1995 called ''Scars and Pain''.〔Nelson, Havelock (). ""Mercury Debut Rapper Jemini Proudly Displays All His 'Scars'", ''Billboard'' 107 (14): 18–19. (Convenience link ).〕 "Funk Soul Sensation", produced by Organized Konfusion, was the debut single. In a review, ''Billboard'' called it "()ensational, smart soul."〔Flick, Larry, ed. (). "Jemini the Gifted One: Funk Soul Sensation", ''Billboard'' 107 (15): 49.〕 A remix of "Funk Soul Sensation" was released later in 1995 on 12" vinyl. The B-side was "Funk Soul Sensation pt.II", which continued the dual personas of "The Gifted One" and the "Funk Soul Sensation" rapping back and forth to each other. In 1997, Jemini released another promotional single titled "Who Wanna Step To Dis" which was followed by 1998's "I.M.C.U.D.O.N.T./Who Wanna Step II Dis." His 2003 collaboration with Danger Mouse, ''Ghetto Pop Life'', landed the duo on ''The Guardian'' In 2006, another rapper by the name of Gemini, under Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th label, emerged in the rap game. Jemini threatened to sue him so Gemini was forced to change his name to GemStones. In July 2014 a report from (BoomBapBox.com ) revealed Jemini has changed his name to 'Big City' and is currently shopping a documentary about Ghetto Pop Life entitled 'Mice & Men' as well as working on new music and other project.〔http://www.boombapbox.com/news/whatever-happened-to-jemini-solved/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jemini the Gifted One」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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