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Freddie Gibbs

Freddie Gibbs

American Musician

Born: Jun 14, 1982

Game Gary Like Me Music You

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I wanted to be a gangsta from birth, not because of the music but moreso what I was seeing, what my uncles were doing. I was just fascinated with the street lifestyle from a young age. Freddie Gibbs

Music Age Young Gangsta Birth Seeing Uncles Lifestyle Because Doing Were Just Young Age Wanted Fascinated Street

Just give me a mic, and I'll rock it. Freddie Gibbs

Me Give Give Me Rock Mic Just

It's in the American spirit to take advantage of an opportunity. Freddie Gibbs

Opportunity Take Advantage Spirit Take Advantage American American Spirit

I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s. Freddie Gibbs

Back Rap Like Forefront Trying Gangster Bring Early

Madlib isn't a beatmaker, he's a producer. Freddie Gibbs

He Producer

I study my competition for at least an hour a day. I get on the Internet, I look at what they doing, and then I look at ways to defeat them. I know their mixtapes track-by-track. I know some of their lyrics. Freddie Gibbs

Day Competition Internet Defeat Lyrics Ways Some Study Hour Know Look Least Doing Get Them Then

I wasn't fully aware of the things that Madlib did musically, but my manager put me up on game. I'm not gonna act like I was a Madlib head when I wasn't. I didn't understand a lot of it at first. But it opened my mind to some things, and it's me bringing that gangster element to things that he does. It's like a perfect marriage. Freddie Gibbs

Me Game Marriage Mind First Musically Some Some Things Perfect He Put Head Opened Like Understand Does Lot Up Did Manager Gonna Act Fully Gangster Element Aware Things Bringing

Scarface is my favorite rapper. Freddie Gibbs

Rapper Favorite

I tried to watch 'Inception,' but I fell asleep. Freddie Gibbs

Tried Fell Asleep Inception Watch

My TV stays locked at 'SportsCenter.' That and 'Pardon the Interruption.' Freddie Gibbs

Locked TV Stays Pardon Interruption

I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping, 'cause my dad sang: I saw him deal with the ills of the music industry, just on the outside looking in. Freddie Gibbs

Music Cause Looking Type Music Industry Saw Would Would-Be Rapping Some Outside Never Knew Him Industry Deal Always Just Public Public Figure Sang Figure Dad Ills

Eminem heard my music, and he didn't wanna take a meeting with me. Freddie Gibbs

Music Me Meeting Eminem Take He Heard Wanna

The neck is not something you should have surgery on that much. Freddie Gibbs

You Something Surgery Much Should Neck

Lil Wayne makes good music. He's one of the best rappers. Freddie Gibbs

Music Best Good Wayne Good Music Rappers He Lil Wayne Makes

Drake makes some dope songs. Freddie Gibbs

Dope Drake Some Songs Makes

I ain't never detached myself from Gary. Freddie Gibbs

Myself Detached Never Gary

I've always played that role in my family: the breadwinner. Freddie Gibbs

Family Always Role Played

We have good, neighborly people in Gary. Freddie Gibbs

Good People Gary

I remember I used to go school with guys who couldn't afford notebooks, pens, paper: the necessary tools needed in order to survive in school. It's a lot of kids in Gary who are at a disadvantage without that. Freddie Gibbs

I ain't on no major. Everything independent. Either way it goes, I am doing me, and I am doing Freddie Gibbs. Freddie Gibbs

Me Everything Way Independent Major Am Doing Goes Either

I never took a dollar from Young Jeezy. No advance, nothing. Freddie Gibbs

Young Nothing Took Never Advance Dollar

I don't like pre-written raps; I think it makes the song better if you listen to the beat first. In a sense, you have to make a marriage with the beat. I ride the beat, hear the flow of the drums, get the melody of my flow, and then from that point, it's a process of what I want to say. Freddie Gibbs

I just have to go against the grain. I mean, I can be objective and do what I need to do, handle my everyday living, follow directions, etc. But there's something that's always been attracted to that taboo. It's been like that since I was a child. Freddie Gibbs

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