His stage name GAI is a childhood nickname meaning "lid" (盖) that he was given because of his bowl cut.

In the early days as an underground rapper, GAI was leading his music label GO$H!, a local label in Chongqing, China. He is one of the few Chinese rappers actively producing trap and Gangsta rap and helped create a type of Trap music called "C-Trap". His famous songs includes "Gangsta" (超社会 2015), "Empty Fort Strategy" (空城计 2016), "Hot Pot Soup" (火锅底料 2017).

In 2017, GAI’s music career began to boom after attending iQiyi's Hip-Hop reality show The Rap of China, and winning the contest.

In 2018, he married his girlfriend Wang Siran.