Berner (rapper)

Berner
Berner in 2019
Berner in 2019
Background information
Birth nameGilbert Anthony Milam Jr.
Born (1983-10-27) October 27, 1983 (age 41)[1][2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.[3]
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • entrepreneur
Years active2007–present
Labels
Children2
Websitecookies.co
cookiessf.com

Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr. (born October 27, 1983), better known by his stage name Berner, is an American rapper and entrepreneur. As of 2024, he has released 22 solo albums, beginning with Dirty Sneakers... Plenty Ways to Get It (2007), and 29 collaborative projects, beginning with Track Money & Pack Money (2007) with fellow California rapper Equipto. He signed with Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang Entertainment in March 2018.

Four of his solo releases—the extended play 20 Lights (2015), and the albums Hempire (2016), Gotti (2021), and From Seed to Sale (2022)—have entered the Billboard 200, the latter peaked at number 20.[4] As an entrepreneur, he founded the cannabis brand Cookies in 2015; initially based in San Francisco, it has since expanded to service cannabis and clothing products internationally.[5][6]

  1. ^ "About Us". cookies.co. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bowers, Tom (February 1, 2022). "Berner the Business, Man". Leaf Nation. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Birth Of Gilbert Milam". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Chapman, Wilson (June 29, 2022). "Rapper Berner Joins Cast of Indie Thriller 'The Low End Theory,' Will Compose Soundtrack". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Hasse, Javier (October 16, 2018). "Rapper Berner Talks Cannabis Business Ventures, Shares Advice For Entrepreneurs". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Wong, Claudine (September 14, 2022). "Berner, Cookies founder, makes it big as Latino cannabis trailblazer". KTVU. Retrieved March 16, 2023.